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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: The family council

Article 1234

The family council is convened by the guardianship judge. It is convened as of right if requested: 1° Either by two of its members; 2° Either by the tutor or subrogated tutor; 3° Or by the minor himse…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 6: Guardianship.

Article 1253

…sence of the protected person, if their state of health or age allows, their lawyer, if applicable, and, if the inventory is not carried out by a public or ministerial officer, two witnesses of full a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 6: Guardianship.

Article 1254

At the end of the annual task of verifying and approving the management account, a copy of it shall be placed in the court file by the person responsible for this task.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The alternative obligation

Article 1307-1

…fter formal notice, exercise that choice or rescind the contract.The choice exercised is definitive and causes the obligation to lose its alternative character.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-1

…he matrimonial property regime, publication of which is provided for in second paragraph of article 1397-3 of the Civil Code. In the absence of a marriage record kept by a French authority, and if the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-1

…n obligation to pay a sum of money bears interest, the debtor is discharged by paying the principal and interest. Partial payment is set off against the interest first.Interest is granted by law or st…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Special provisions for works of art

Article L1616-1

The communes, départements and regions must devote 1% of the amount of the investment to the insertion of works of art in all buildings that were subject, on 23 July 1983, the date of publication of l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-15-1

The order of preference between creditors registered on the business and creditors registered on an element of the business is determined by the dates on which the respective titles were published. Cr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The creditor's formal notice

Article 1345-1

…possible or too costly, the judge may authorise its sale out of court or at public auction. After deduction of the costs of the sale, the price is consigned to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-12, micro-businesses, with the exception of those whose business consists of managing equity interests and securities,…

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