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Article 1258-2 of the French Code of civil procedure

The court clerk shall also check, in the light of the documents produced, that:

1° The principal and the agent were of full age or emancipated minors on the date the mandate was drawn up;

2° The procedures for monitoring the agent’s activity are formally provided for;

3° The lawyer has countersigned the mandate when he has drawn it up pursuant to Article 492 of the Civil Code;

4° The curator has countersigned the mandate, if the principal has indicated in it that he is placed under curatorship ;

5° The mandatary, if he is a legal entity, provides proof that he is registered on the list provided for in article L. 471-2 of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles.

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Article 1258-2

Le greffier vérifie en outre, au vu des pièces produites, que :

1° Le mandant et le mandataire étaient majeurs ou mineurs émancipés à la date d’établissement du mandat ;

2° Les modalités du contrôle de l’activité du mandataire sont formellement prévues ;

3° L’avocat a contresigné le mandat lorsqu’il a établi celui-ci en application de l’article 492 du code civil ;

4° Le curateur a contresigné le mandat, si le mandant a indiqué dans celui-ci être placé sous curatelle ;

5° Le mandataire, s’il est une personne morale, justifie être inscrit sur la liste prévue à l’article L. 471-2 du code de l’action sociale et des familles.

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