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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Dismissal.

Article 126

Where the situation giving rise to the plea of inadmissibility is capable of being regularised, the inadmissibility will be set aside if its cause has disappeared by the time the judge rules. The same…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124

Sont considérés comme revenus au sens du présent article, lorsqu'ils ne figurent pas dans les recettes provenant de l'exercice d'une profession industrielle, commerciale, artisanale ou agricole, ou d'…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application

Article 1219

The detailed medical certificate provided for by article 431 of the Civil Code :1° Describes in detail the impairment of the faculties of the adult of full age to be protected or protected;2° Gives th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Declaration of absence

Article 122

When ten years have elapsed since the judgment which established the presumption of absence, either in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 112, or during one of the legal proceedings pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Compensation for ecological damage

Article 1249

Compensation for environmental damage is primarily in kind. In the event that it is de jure or de facto impossible or that reparation measures are insufficient, the judge shall order the person respon…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Sale of real estate and businesses belonging to minors under guardianship or adults under guardianship.

Article 1278

The provisions of R. 322-59, R. 322-66 to R. 322-72 of the code des procédures civiles d'exécution. However, when received by a notary, auctions may be conducted without the assistance of a lawyer. In…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application

Article 1218

The application for the issue of a protective measure for a person of full age shall include, on pain of inadmissibility: 1° The detailed medical certificate provided for in article 431 of the Civil C…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Extra-contractual liability in general

Article 1240

Any act whatsoever by man which causes damage to another person obliges the person through whose fault it occurred to make reparation for it.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1238

The judge's objection to the deliberation thus taken shall be made within fifteen days of its delivery or receipt, by order not subject to appeal. Any member of the family council may also object to t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231

Unless the non-performance is definitive, damages are only payable if the debtor has first been given notice to perform within a reasonable period.

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