French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence
Article 118
…dge; he shall then recover the property managed or acquired on his behalf during the period of absence.
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…dge; he shall then recover the property managed or acquired on his behalf during the period of absence.
Unless otherwise provided by law and without prejudice to the rights of the defence, proceedings during the investigation and enquiry shall be secret.Any person who takes part in these proceedings is…
…dy been heard as an assisted witness, the investigating judge shall make the person's first appearance in accordance with the procedures laid down in this article. After informing the person, where ap…
The coercive measure to which the defaulting witness is subject is taken by way of requisition. The witness is brought directly and without delay before the magistrate prescribing the measure.
…r lawyer, that a criminal charge is to be substituted for the charge initially brought. In the absence of this notification, the provisions of Article 181 may not be applied.If the person was remanded…
…parties may only be heard, questioned or confronted, unless they expressly waive this, in the presence of their lawyers or the latter duly summoned. Lawyers shall be summoned no later than five workin…
…awyers, they must indicate which of them will be sent summonses and notifications; failing this choice, these will be sent to the lawyer first chosen. Except where this is the first appointment of a l…
…f the urgency results either from the condition of a witness in danger of death, or from the existence of evidence about to disappear.The minutes shall mention the causes of urgency.
The public prosecutor may attend the questioning, hearings and confrontations of the accused person, the civil party and the assisted witness. Whenever he has informed the examining magistrate of his…
If a witness is unable to appear, the examining magistrate shall travel to hear the witness, or issue a letter rogatory for this purpose in the forms provided for in article 151.
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