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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The family council for adults under guardianship

Article 456

…the subrogated guardian and, where applicable, the ad hoc guardian in accordance with the articles 446 to 455.The rules prescribed for the family council of minors shall apply, with the exception of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 458

Subject to the specific provisions laid down by law, the performance of acts whose nature implies strictly personal consent may never give rise to assistance or representation of the protected person.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 463

At the opening of the measure or, failing that, at a later date, the judge or the family council if it has been constituted shall decide the conditions under which the curator or guardian entrusted wi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 461

The person under curatorship may not, without the assistance of the curator, sign the agreement by which he or she enters into a civil solidarity pact. No assistance is required during the joint decla…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 459

Except in the cases provided for in Article 458, the protected person alone takes decisions relating to their person insofar as their condition allows.Where the condition of the protected person does…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 460

The person responsible for the protective measure shall be informed in advance of the intended marriage of the adult whom he or she assists or represents.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 462

The person under guardianship is assisted by his or her guardian when signing the agreement by which he or she enters into a civil solidarity pact. No assistance or representation is required during t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-48

…f Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require credit institutions and finance companies to publish more than once a year, within the timeframes it determines, the information referr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-4

I. - Financial support may be provided by an entity of a group pursuant to Article L. 613-46 only if the following conditions are met: 1° The financial support is intended to preserve or restore the f…

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