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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-1

When a person is unable to look after his own interests due to a medically certified impairment of either his mental faculties or his physical faculties such as to prevent him from expressing his wish…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-7

The person authorised to represent the protected person may, unless the judge decides otherwise, carry out the acts mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 427.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-2

Family habilitation may only be ordered by the judge in cases of necessity and when the interests of the person cannot be sufficiently provided for by applying the rules of the ordinary law of represe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-9

If the person in respect of whom habilitation has been granted performs alone an act the performance of which was entrusted to the habilitated person, the act is void ipso jure without it being necess…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-5

The judge shall rule on the choice of the person to be empowered and the extent of the empowerment, ensuring that the proposed arrangement is consistent with the property and, where applicable, person…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-12

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-8

MINIMUM CIVIL INSURANCE CONDITIONS PROFESSIONAL AUDITORSArticle 1 The purpose of this contract is to cover the insured, subject to the limits and exclusions set out in Articles 2 and 3, against the pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-87

The companies referred to in article R. 5142-1 are prohibited from directly or indirectly providing users and persons authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products with premiums, objects or p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-88

I.-The marketing authorisation holders and the companies mentioned in article R. 5142-1 may only issue free samples of veterinary medicinal products to veterinarians who make a prior written request.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-84

Advertising of veterinary medicinal products to the public is authorised. However, it is prohibited for prescription medicines in application of article L. 5143-5.

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