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Article Annexe 4-2-1

…dures which are applicable to persons, traders or artisans HEADQUARTERS OF COMMERCE COURTS COMMERCE and mixed commercial courts RESSORT Marseille The jurisdiction of the courts of appeal of Aix-en-Pro…

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Article Annexe 7-1-2

Seat and jurisdiction of the specialised commercial chambers of the judicial courts of the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle HEAD OFFICE RESSORT Strasbourg Judicial courts of Colmar, Metz…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…or actions to support creation, the dissemination of live performances, the development of artistic and cultural education and training actions for artists: 1° 25% of sums from private copy levies; 2°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-7

…the sums collected as security to the revenue agent under the conditions defined in articles R. 19 and R. 21. Depending on the initial decision that led to the creation of the security, it is indicat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-1

…m resulting in any damage to another person that may be covered by an insurer must specify the name and address of the insurer, as well as the number of its insurance policy. The same applies to the v…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-4

…udge responsible for the property seizure, referred for this purpose by the commission, for serious and duly justified reasons.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-5

The suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings brought against the debtor's assets entails a prohibition on the debtor doing any act that would aggravate his insolvency, paying, in whole or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-3

Proceedings and assignments of remuneration shall be suspended or prohibited, depending on the case, until approval of the conventional recovery plan provided for in Article L. 732-1, until the decisi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article R722-5

The letter notifying the admissibility decision states that its effect is to suspend and prohibit enforcement proceedings against the debtor's assets as well as assignments of remuneration that the de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article R722-7

In the event of a property seizure, where the forced sale of a debtor's property has been ordered and the commission refers the matter to the judge responsible for the property seizure for the purpose…

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