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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Legal aid

Article 1090 A

…uct or enjoyment, decisions given in proceedings where at least one of the parties is in receipt of legal aid are exempt from registration duties (1).II. - The registration duties and penalties payabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Legal aid

Article 1090 B

…tion fees, the land registration tax is not payable on the formalities required by beneficiaries of legal aid. However, the tax not collected on the registration of a legal or contractual mortgage mus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° : Legal aid

Article 1090 D

Withdrawal of legal aid and aid for legal representation in non-jurisdictional proceedings immediately renders payable, within the limits set by the withdrawal decision, the duties, fees, emoluments,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Legal proceedings

Article 1894

The prosecution costs paid by the competent public accountants for items that have been written off due to the recognised insolvency of the convicted parties shall be reimbursed to them on the stateme…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 433

…under court protection a person who, for one of the reasons set out in Article 425, needs temporary legal protection or representation to perform certain specified acts. This measure may also be order…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 382

Legal administration is the responsibility of the parents. If parental authority is exercised jointly by both parents, each parent is the legal administrator. In other cases, legal administration belo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Legal administration

Article 384

…or bequeathed to the minor on condition that it is administered by a third party is not subject to legal administration. The third party administrator has the powers conferred on him by the gift, the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 434

Safeguard of justice may also result from a declaration made to the public prosecutor under the conditions set out in the article L. 3211-6 du code de la santé publique.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 436

The mandate by which the protected person has entrusted another person with the administration of his property continues to have effect during the safeguard of justice unless it is revoked or suspende…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal enjoyment

Article 386-2

…n he contracts marriage;2° By causes which terminate parental authority or by those which terminate legal administration;3° By causes which entail the extinction of any usufruct.

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