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Showing 27412750 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Acts performed under guardianship

Article 467

…son under curatorship may not, without the assistance of the curator, perform any act which, in the case of guardianship, would require the authorisation of the judge or the family council. When a wri…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Acts performed under guardianship

Article 468

The capital accruing to the person under curatorship is paid directly into an account opened in his sole name and mentioning his protection regime, with an establishment authorised to receive funds fr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Acts performed under guardianship

Article 469

…compromising his interests, apply to the judge for authorisation to perform a specific act alone or cause guardianship to be opened. If the curator refuses his assistance with an act for which his ass…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Acts performed under guardianship

Article 471

…ge may, by derogation from article 467, list certain acts that the person under curatorship has the capacity to perform alone or, conversely, add other acts to those for which the curator's assistance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R3335-5

For the application of article L. 3335-4 : 1° The financial potential and population taken into account are those calculated for the year of allocation. The average per capita financial potential of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-5

…he conditions mentioned in this article are met;2° The content of each topic;3° The timetable and locations of the meetings;4° The information that the professional employers' organisations provide to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-53

…Mayotte.Discounts on proportional emoluments are governed by subsection 3 of this same section.The capping, provided for in article R. 444-9, of the total emoluments received in respect of certain tr…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Disputes relating to ownership of seized property

Article R221-50

The debtor may request that the seizure of an asset that he does not own be declared null and void.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Disputes relating to ownership of seized property

Article R221-52

…diversion ceases to be admissible after the sale of the seized property; only the action for revendication may then be brought. However, a third party who is recognised as the owner of property that h…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Disputes relating to ownership of seized property

Article R221-51

…asset may ask the enforcement judge to order its segregation. On pain of inadmissibility, the application must specify the elements on which the claimed right of ownership is based. The distraining c…

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