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Showing 17011710 of 55426 articles for Art. Loi 2023-1059 of 20 November 2023 – justice programming law

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 478

The future protection mandate is subject to the provisions of articles 1984 to 2010 which are not incompatible with those of this section.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notarial mandate

Article 489

…ct, the principal may amend it in the same forms or revoke it by notifying the agent and the notary of its revocation, and the agent may renounce it by notifying the principal and the notary of its re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notarial mandate

Article 490

By way of derogation from Article 1988, the mandate, even if conceived in general terms, includes all property acts that the guardian has the power to perform alone or with authorisation. However, the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 481

…ished 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 Civil Procedure.To this end, the agent shall p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Protective bodies

Article 445

…the powers devolved by article 397 to the family council are exercised by the judge in the absence of the constitution of that body. Members of the medical and pharmacy professions, as well as medica…

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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

…ion measure under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in sections 1 to 4 of this chapter. Where the implementation of the mandate does not enable the person's personal or pr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Private agreements

Article 492-1

The mandate acquires date certain only under the conditions of article 1377.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Private agreements

Article 493

The mandate is limited, as regards the management of assets, to acts that a guardian may perform without authorisation. If the performance of an act that is subject to authorisation or that is not pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Private agreements

Article 494

For the application of the last paragraph of Article 486, the mandatary keeps the inventory of assets and its updates, the last five management accounts, the supporting documents as well as those nece…

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