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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition of certain customer-seeking procedures and prohibition of certain agreements or arrangements.

Article R4235-30

Any information or advertising, where authorised, must be truthful, fair and formulated with tact and moderation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-1

…the guardianship judge:1° Sell by mutual agreement a property or a business belonging to the minor;2° Bring into partnership a property or a business belonging to the minor;3° Take out a loan on beha…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-5

…tered, which he forwards to the judge. The judge rules on the conformity of the account.If the size and composition of the minor's assets justify it, the judge may decide that the verification and app…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-4

In the course of its supervision under Articles 387-1 and 387-3, the judge may ask the legal administrator for an inventory of the minor's assets to be sent to him or her, as well as an updated invent…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-6

The legal administrator is required to comply with the summonses of the guardianship judge and the public prosecutor and to provide them with any information they require.The judge may issue injunctio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3

…the duration of unpaid work may not exceed thirty hours, within a maximum period of three months, and the duration of the ban on issuing cheques may also not exceed three months. The measures provid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-1

…ments the criminal policy defined by the general instructions of the Minister of Justice, specified and, where appropriate, adapted by the public prosecutor. In addition to the specific reports that h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-4

…e authorities of the department, in particular for the application of the last paragraph of Article 39-2, and to ensure the coordination of activities relating thereto. This prosecutor keeps the other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-3

…ion taken following this report. The public prosecutor may, under the conditions set out in Article 36, order the public prosecutor to initiate proceedings. If he considers the appeal to be unfounded,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 371-1

…fit of collegiality at the time of the referral, the president of the assize court shall rule alone and may take the decisions provided for in this section. The hearing is public. The presence of the…

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