1. Ordinary Law of Civil Procedure

In cases specified by law, the Public Prosecutor's Office acts ex officio (Art. 422 CPC). The legislator provides for numerous cases where the court is seized ex officio by the Public Prosecutor's Office, as the main party, in various fields. It can, notably, ex officio, seize the guardianship judge to establish a presumption of absence (Art. 112 Civil Code), the liberties and detention judge (ju …