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Article 458 of the French Civil Code

Subject to the specific provisions laid down by law, the performance of acts whose nature implies strictly personal consent may never give rise to assistance or representation of the protected person.

The following are deemed strictly personal: the declaration of birth of a child, its recognition, acts of parental authority relating to the person of a child, the declaration of the choice or change of a child’s name and consent given to one’s own adoption or that of one’s child.

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Article 458

Sous réserve des dispositions particulières prévues par la loi, l’accomplissement des actes dont la nature implique un consentement strictement personnel ne peut jamais donner lieu à assistance ou représentation de la personne protégée.

Sont réputés strictement personnels la déclaration de naissance d’un enfant, sa reconnaissance, les actes de l’autorité parentale relatifs à la personne d’un enfant, la déclaration du choix ou du changement du nom d’un enfant et le consentement donné à sa propre adoption ou à celle de son enfant.

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