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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2462

…erring ownership does not purge the mortgages established on the property.The seller only transfers to the purchaser the ownership and rights that he himself had over the thing sold: he transfers them…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2466

The claimant creditor may not by his withdrawal, and even if he offers to pay the higher bid, prevent the public auction, unless all the other registered creditors consent..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2465

Any registered creditor may, within forty days of the notification made to him, request the sale of the immovable by public auction, provided that he outbids by one tenth on the stipulated price or on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2468

…ordance with the forms established by the Code of Civil Procedure, at the behest either of the creditor who requested it or of the third party purchaser.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2470

…uyer who becomes the successful bidder, and thus retains ownership of the property, is not required to have the adjudication judgment published. He has recourse against his seller for reimbursement of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-2

…n that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident, and whose statutory purpose includes combating sexual violence, sexual harassment or violence against a family memb…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-20-2

…xperience of voluntary service. He may be entrusted with any other mission by the departmental director of fire and rescue services. In these capacities, he/she takes part in meetings of the fire and…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare.

Article R331-22-1

…must obtain the opinion of the relevant delegated federation before submitting his declaration file to the administrative authority.The federation gives its opinion, which must be substantiated with r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-2

The order referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 5125-15 sets the required number of assistant pharmacists, based on the size of the pharmacy's overall activity over the previous year, in ful…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article R8113-3-2

The right of access to documents or information provided for in Article L. 8113-5-1 is exercised by the labour inspectors referred to in Article L. 8112-1 in the course of their visits and investigati…

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