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Showing 5160 of 62190 articles for Art. R. 123-54 and R. 123-103 · C. civ. Art. 1857

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1239

Unless otherwise provided, the decisions of the guardianship judge and the deliberations of the family council may be appealed. Without prejudice to the provisions of articles 1239-1 to 1239-3, the ap…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Notifications

Article 1231

…sion of the judge or of a deliberation of the family council, by the clerk's office against a dated and signed receipt, is equivalent to notification once the interested party has been made aware of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Notifications

Article 1230

…registry's behest, to the applicant, the person in charge of protection or the legal administrator and to all those whose rights or obligations resulting from the protection measure it modifies. It i…

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

Article 1236

Prior to a meeting of a minor's family council, the judge shall hear the minor, or have the minor heard, if the minor is capable of discernment, under the conditions provided for in article 388-1 of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1237

…ing, in accordance with the provisions of article 457 of the Civil Code, the family council to meet and deliberate without its presence is a measure of judicial administration. The members of the fami…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1238

…days of it, by application to the judge. In all cases, the judge, by the same order, shall convene and convene within one month the family council, which he then chairs, for further deliberation on t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 7: Enforcement of the decision

Article 1233

…ose jurisdiction the protected person was born, for the purpose of being kept in the civil register and publicised by mention in the margin of the birth certificate in accordance with the procedures l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-19

For veterinary medicinal products with a parallel import authorisation as provided for in Article R. 5141-123-12, customs officers check the corresponding parallel import authorisation number on the p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Resolution

Article 1230

…auses or clauses intended to be effective even in the event of termination, such as confidentiality and non-competition clauses.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231

Unless the non-performance is definitive, damages are only payable if the debtor has first been given notice to perform within a reasonable period.

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