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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 438

The mandataire spécial may also be entrusted with a mission to protect the person in compliance with articles 457-1 to 463.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special procedures for calculating financial penalties.

Article 438

Where the court is convinced that offers, proposals to buy or sell, or agreements of any kind relating to the objects of fraud have been made or entered into at a price higher than the domestic market…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special procedures for calculating financial penalties.

Article 436

When it is not possible to determine the amount of duties and taxes actually due or the actual value of the disputed goods, in particular in cases of infringement of articles 411-2 a, 417-2 c, 421-3°,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 432

The judge rules, the person being heard or called. The person concerned may be accompanied by a lawyer or, subject to the judge's agreement, by any other person of his or her choice. The judge may, ho…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 431

The application must be accompanied, on pain of inadmissibility, by a detailed certificate drawn up by a doctor chosen from a list drawn up by the public prosecutor. This doctor may seek the opinion o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to judicial measures

Article 430

The application to open the measure may be made to the judge by the person who needs to be protected or, as the case may be, by his or her spouse, the partner with whom he or she has entered into a ci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 437

If it appears or if it is claimed either that the debates should take place in chambers when they are taking place in open court, or the reverse, the president will rule immediately and the incident w…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 432

The hearings shall take place on the day and, insofar as the conduct of the hearing permits, at the time previously fixed in accordance with the procedures specific to each court. They may be continue…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 435

The judge may decide that the hearings will take place or will continue in chambers if their public nature would result in an invasion of privacy, or if all the parties so request, or if disturbances…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 433

Discussions shall be public except where the law requires them to be held in chambers.What is provided for in this respect at first instance shall be observed on appeal, unless otherwise provided.

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