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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R354

For the application of Article R. 227-1, the words: "the president of the judicial court, within whose jurisdiction the bailiff has his residence" are replaced by the words: "the president of the cour…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-8

The statement of objections shall mention the time limit set out in Article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Searching for information

Article R152-1

In order to obtain the information mentioned in articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Unavailability of the seized property

Article R321-14

In order to render enforceable an alienation published after the publication of the summons to pay valid as a seizure, the deposit provided for in the second paragraph of Article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Filing at the registry of the conditions of sale and the mortgage statement

Article R322-11

The terms and conditions of sale are drawn up under the responsibility of the pursuing creditor. It may be consulted at the registry of the execution judge or at the office of the pursuing creditor's…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-20

Upon presentation of the judge's authorisation or one of the titles mentioned in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Labour inspection in the electricity and gas industries

Article R8111-11

In electricity production plants comprising one or more basic nuclear installations within the meaning of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R305

The first paragraph of Article R. 80 reads as follows: "Bulletin No. 2 is requested from the registry of the court of first instance or, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article R. 62, from…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R10

The granting of the status of judicial police officer to candidates who pass the technical examination is pronounced, following the assent of the commission provided for in article R. 3, by joint orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R276

A article R. 49-7, the following paragraph is added: "For New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the amount of the increased fixed fine is set by the Congress of New Caledonia and the Council of Minister…

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