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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The mandataire spécial may also be entrusted with a mission to protect the person in compliance with articles 457-1 to 463.
Where the mandate extends to the protection of the person, the rights and obligations of the mandatary are defined by the articles 457-1 to 459-2. Any stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.…
When the measures implemented pursuant to
On expiry of the mandate and for five years thereafter, the mandatary shall make available to the person who is to continue the management, to the protected person if he or she has recovered his or he…
The civil action for compensation for the damage caused by the offence provided for in Article 2 may be brought before a civil court, separately from the public action. However, judgment on this actio…
The public prosecutor has authority over the officers of the public prosecutor's office at the police courts within his jurisdiction. He may report to them any contraventions of which he is aware and…
The public prosecutor carries out or arranges for the carrying out of all acts necessary for the investigation and prosecution of offences against criminal law. To this end, he directs the activities…
The Public Prosecutor receives complaints and denunciations and assesses the action to be taken on them in accordance with the provisions of article 40-1.Any constituted authority, any public officer…
The public prosecutor has, in the exercise of his duties, the right to directly request the force publique.
The public prosecutor of the place where the offence was committed, the public prosecutor of the place of residence of one of the persons suspected of having taken part in the offence, the public pros…
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