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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 119

The public prosecutor may attend the questioning, hearings and confrontations of the accused person, the civil party and the assisted witness. Whenever he has informed the examining magistrate of his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 112

If a witness is unable to appear, the examining magistrate shall travel to hear the witness, or issue a letter rogatory for this purpose in the forms provided for in article 151.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 113

If the witness heard under the conditions provided for in the previous article was not unable to appear on the summons, the examining magistrate may impose the fine provided for in Article 109.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Cash payment.

Article 111

1. Duties and taxes are not payable on goods which the customs administration accepts to be abandoned in its favour. 2. Goods whose surrender is accepted by the customs administration shall be sold un…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offer and acceptance

Article 1117

…the offeror or, failing that, on expiry of a reasonable period.It also lapses in the event of the incapacity or death of the offeror, or the death of the offeree.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capacity

Article 1150

Acts performed by protected adults are governed by articles 435,465 and 494-9 without prejudice to articles 1148,1151 and 1352-4.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1137

Larceny is when a contracting party obtains the consent of the other by deceit or falsehood.Larceny is also constituted by the intentional concealment by one of the contracting parties of information…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1140

Violence occurs when a party enters into a commitment under the pressure of a constraint which inspires him with the fear of exposing his person, his fortune or those of his relatives to considerable…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1141

The threat of legal action does not constitute violence. The situation is different where the legal remedy is diverted from its purpose or where it is invoked or exercised to obtain a manifestly exces…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Representation

Article 1161

…o the contract in opposition of interests or contract on his own behalf with the principal.In these cases, the act performed is null and void unless authorised by law or ratified or authorised by the…

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