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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions of the family council or the judge

Article 501

…ling this, the judge shall determine the sum from which the tutor's obligation to use liquid assets and surplus income begins. However, the tutor may, without authorisation, place funds in an account.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions of the family council or the judge

Article 502

The family council or, failing that, the judge rules on the authorisations that the guardian applies for for acts that he or she cannot perform alone. However, the authorisations of the family council…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Information for unsuccessful candidates and tenderers in the context of a qualification system awarded by a contracting entity

Article R2181-5

Contracting entities which establish and operate a qualification system shall inform economic operators applying for qualification of the decision taken in their regard within four months of receipt o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-5

…on of the product ; 2° Where applicable, a copy of the authorisation issued under Article L. 1243-2 and a copy of the authorisation issued by the competent authorities of the suppliers, as well as the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 508

Exceptionally and in the interests of the protected person, a guardian who is not a judicial representative for the protection of adults may, with the authorisation of the family council or, failing t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by the tutor without authorisation

Article 503

…to the judge within three months of the opening of the guardianship for tangible movable property, and within six months for other property, together with the provisional budget. He may obtain any in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507

…r, failing this, the judge.Sharing may also be carried out in court in accordance with articles 840 and 842.Any other sharing is considered provisional.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 505

…dispositive acts in the name of the protected person.The authorisation determines the stipulations and, where applicable, the price or upset price for which the deed is made. Authorisation is not req…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 506

…mise on behalf of the protected person after having had the clauses of the settlement or compromise and, where applicable, the arbitration clause approved by the family council or, failing that, by th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts performed by the tutor without authorisation

Article 504

The guardian alone performs conservatory acts and, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 473, acts of administration necessary for the management of the protected person's asset…

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