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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-22

In the event of an appeal, an application may be made to the First President of the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution of decisions taken by the enforcement judge. The application is made by mean…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-9-1

The shareholders may appoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions provided for in Article L. 227-9.At least one statutory auditor must be appointed by simplified joint stock companies w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3

…concerning the owners of these securities at the request of the issuing company or its agent, which may be made at any time. The communication deadlines and the list of information are set by decree i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Withholding

Article L623-38

…ation by the holder of the plant variety certificate has been lodged or accepted, customs officials may, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, inform this holder of the impleme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-47

The borrower may always, on his own initiative, repay in advance, in part or in full, the loans governed by sections 1 to 5 of this chapter. The loan agreement may prohibit repayments equal to or less…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of the reduction

Article 924-3

…nless the co-heirs agree otherwise. However, where the liberality relates to one of the assets that may be the subject of a preferential allotment, time limits may be granted by the court, taking into…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1429

…ty to wither, or by dissipating or misappropriating the income he or she derives from it, he or she may, at the request of his or her spouse, be divested of the rights of administration and enjoyment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-33

…event of prosecution for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-26, the investigating judge may provisionally order, for a period of up to six months, the closure of any hotel, furnished house…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-32

…in this Code, officers of the judicial police and, under their authority, judicial police officers may, with the authorisation of the public prosecutor or investigating judge hearing the case, who sh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions specific to certain offences

Article 706-106

…his Code, officers of the judicial police and judicial police officers placed under their authority may, with the authorisation of the public prosecutor or investigating judge hearing the case, who sh…

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