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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-1

As an exception to article 768, the guardian may only accept an estate that has fallen to the protected person up to the amount of the net assets. However, he may accept it purely and simply if the as…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 513-1

…accounts may make use of the right of communication provided for in the second paragraph of article 510, without being able to be opposed to professional or banking secrecy. It must ensure the confide…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-2

On pain of nullity, there may be no civil solidarity pact: 1° Between ascendants and descendants in the direct line, between relatives in the direct line and between collaterals up to and including th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-5

As soon as possible, victims undergo a personalised assessment to determine whether they need specific protection measures during the criminal proceedings. The authority interviewing the victim will c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 5-1

Even if the plaintiff has brought a civil action before the criminal court, the civil court, seised in summary proceedings, remains competent to order any provisional measures relating to the facts th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-5

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that proposes, through its articles of association, to defend the moral interests and honour of the…

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

Article 40-5

In the event of a person's escape, the public prosecutor shall immediately inform the victim of the acts that led to the detention or the victim's family of the escape, if the escape is likely to put…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-5

Only staff specially and individually authorised for this purpose may consult data processing systems during an investigation or enquiry. This special and individual authorisation may be verified at a…

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

Article 41-5

When, in the course of the investigation, it proves impossible to return seized movable property whose retention is no longer necessary to establish the truth, either because the owner cannot be ident…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-2

…on is brought to the attention of the person present at the start of the search pursuant to Article 57. Only the magistrate and the person present pursuant to article 57 have the right to examine the…

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