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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Citations and meanings

Article R187

Except in the case of special provisions of the laws and regulations, no fee shall be paid to law enforcement officers for summonses, notifications and service of documents for which they may be respo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Citations and meanings

Article R182

In the cases provided for in the previous article, bailiffs shall also be awarded the sum of 6.86 euros if the document was delivered in person.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: General provisions

Article R198

Any judicial officer who refuses to act in proceedings taken at the request of the public prosecutor or to perform the service to which he is obliged before the court or tribunal and who, after an inj…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L773-24

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the word…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L774-24

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L775-18

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 450

…the guardianship or tutorship, the judge shall appoint a judicial representative for the protection of adults from the list provided for in

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 447

The curator or tutor is appointed by the judge. The judge may, in consideration of the situation of the protected person, the abilities of the persons concerned and the size of the assets to be admini…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 446

A curator or tutor is appointed for the protected person under the conditions set out in this paragraph and subject to the powers conferred on the family council if it has been constituted.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 451

If justified by the interests of the person accommodated or cared for in a healthcare establishment or in a social or medico-social establishment, the judge may appoint, as curator or guardian, a pers…

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