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Showing 121130 of 23445 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 09-DCC-45 du 28 Sept 2009

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

Article 457

…eing present when the family council has appointed a judicial representative for the protection of adults as tutor or subrogated tutor. The family council then appoints a chairman and a secretary from…

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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
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 451

…charge of the establishment registered on the list of legal representatives for the protection of adults under 1° or

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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
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 453

…ct and children of the person concerned, as well as judicial representatives for the protection of adults.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Ad hoc curators and ad hoc guardians

Article 455

…ition to those of the protected person or who cannot provide assistance or act on his or her behalf due to the limitations of his or her mission shall have an ad hoc curator or ad hoc guardian appoint…

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

Article 456

…third paragraph of article 402, the time limit runs, where the action is brought by the protected adult, from the day on which the protective measure ends.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 452

…and guardians may, under their own responsibility, enlist the assistance of third parties who are adults and not subject to a legal protection measure to perform certain acts, the list of which is se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Police Court

Article 45

…Public Prosecutor before the Police Court for 5th class offences not covered by the fixed fine procedure. He may also occupy it in any matter before the police court, if he deems it appropriate, inste…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 453

The court clerk keeps notes of the proceedings and mainly, under the direction of the president, of the statements of the witnesses as well as the answers of the accused.The notes of the hearing are s…

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