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Showing 131140 of 45704 articles for Art. L. 125-9 + C. com. Art. D. 145-34

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults.

Article 1253

The property inventory operations provided for in article 503 of the Civil Code are carried out in the presence of the protected person, if their state of health or age allows, their lawyer, if applic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1257

When a person of full age under guardianship applies for supplementary authorisation, the guardianship judge may only give a ruling after hearing or calling the guardian.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults.

Article 1254

At the end of the annual task of verifying and approving the management account, a copy of it shall be placed in the court file by the person responsible for this task.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1256

Where the medical certificate described by article 431 of the Civil Code and the medical opinion referred to in articles 426 and 432 of the same code are requested by the public prosecutor or ordered…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258

For the implementation of the future protection mandate established pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 477 of the Civil Code, the mandatary shall appear in person at the registry of the judici…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1255

The early appointment of a curator or guardian provided for by

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article D2223-34

…anies, associations and their establishments applying for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2223-23 must provide evidence that their directors and officers, appointed or confirmed in their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-145

…uly 1985 containing various provisions of a social nature, who come under the provisions of article L. 4138-2 or article L. 4143-1 of the Defence Code, who work in the medical centres and mobile care…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-34

…order that a request for sentence adjustment is inadmissible pursuant to the provisions of Articles D. 49-11 and D. 49-12 or because it has been submitted by a convicted offender who has not served th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation of Disciplinary Boards and Chambers

Article D4125-34

Elected members of a council who are not entitled to the allowance provided for in article D. 4125-33 may receive allowances when they attend meetings, participate in the various committees or carry o…

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