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Showing 110 of 54347 articles for Art. Loi 2025-391 of 30 April 2025

French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2025

Without prejudice to the rights of the settlor's creditors holding a right of resale attached to a security published prior to the trust agreement and excluding cases of fraud on the rights of the set…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stoppage of proceedings.

Article 391

…protected adults, except their recourse against their legal representative or the person in charge of the legal protection measure.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 391

Any person who has lodged a complaint is notified by the public prosecutor of the date of the hearing.When the victim does not understand the French language, he or she is entitled, at his or her requ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Distribution of the proceeds of fines and confiscations.

Article 391

1. The Treasury's share of the proceeds of fines and confiscations resulting from cases prosecuted at the request of the Customs Administration is 40% of the net proceeds of seizures. 2. The condition…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and termination of guardianship

Article 391

In the case of legal administration, the guardianship judge may, at any time and for serious cause, either ex officio or at the request of relatives or allies or the public prosecutor, decide to open…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-391

…titioner who wishes to extend his working life must submit a request to this effect to the director of the establishment in which he wishes to work, at least six months before the date on which he wil…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Action.

Article 30

The action is the right, for the author of a claim, to be heard on the merits of that claim so that the judge can say it is well-founded or ill-founded. For the opponent, the action is the right to di…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Forgery as a principal claim.

Article 300

…a private document is alleged to be false as a principal claim, the summons shall state the grounds of falsity and summon the defendant to declare whether or not he intends to make use of the document…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Forgery as a principal claim.

Article 301

If the defendant declares that he does not wish to use the writing alleged to be forged, the judge shall acknowledge this fact to the plaintiff.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Disputes raised before the judicial tribunal or the court of appeal.

Article 306

The entry of forgery shall be made by deed delivered to the court registry by the party or his agent with a special power of attorney. The deed, drawn up in duplicate, must, on pain of inadmissibility…

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