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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 484

Any interested party may apply to the guardianship judge to contest the implementation of the mandate or to obtain a ruling on the terms and conditions of its execution.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notarial mandate

Article 489

…e the mandate is drawn up by authentic instrument, it is received by a notary chosen by the principal. Acceptance by the agent is made in the same forms. As long as the mandate has not taken effect, t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 481

The mandate takes effect when it is established that the principal can no longer look after his interests alone. The latter shall be notified of this under the conditions laid down in the Code of Civi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 482

The mandatary executes the mandate personally. However, he may substitute a third party for acts of asset management but only in a special capacity. The mandatary is liable for the person he has subst…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 485

The judge who terminates the mandate may open a legal protection measure under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in sections 1 to 4 of this chapter. Where the implementati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 483

An executed mandate terminates by:1° The restoration of the personal faculties of the person concerned established at the request of the principal or the agent, in the forms provided for in article 48…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 488

Acts performed and commitments entered into by a person who is the subject of a mandate for future protection that are enforced, during the term of the mandate, may be rescinded for simple lesion or r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 487

On expiry of the mandate and for five years thereafter, the mandatary shall make available to the person who is to continue the management, to the protected person if he or she has recovered his or he…

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

Article 48

If there is no police commissioner at the place where the police court sits, the public prosecutor shall designate, to exercise the functions of the public prosecutor, a police commissioner or a polic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 482

A judgment rejecting an application for restitution may be appealed against by the person who made the application.A judgment granting restitution may be appealed against by the public prosecutor and…

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