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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-8

At the end of a period of eight days from the date of the conversion deed, the bailiff will check the seized assets. A record is drawn up of the missing or damaged property. This deed contains the ind…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-7

A creditor who obtains a writ of execution recording the existence of his claim shall serve on the debtor a conversion deed containing, on pain of nullity : 1° A reference to the report of the protect…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-9

…the bailiff orders the debtor to inform him within eight days of their whereabouts and, if they have been seized for sale, to inform him of the name and address either of the bailiff who carried out…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-10

…R. 221-33 to R. 221-39.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to public contracts for rail passenger transport services

Article L2522-1

…tioned in 4° of article L. 2512-5, insofar as they relate to the public rail passenger transport service, are governed, for their award and performance, by the provisions of article L. 2121-17-1 of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Information for unsuccessful candidates and tenderers

Article L3125-1

…oice, the purchaser communicates it to the candidates and tenderers whose applications or tenders have not been selected, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-4

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 613-1, acts prior to the date on which the patent application was made public under Article L. 612-21 or that of the notification to any third party of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-7

In setting the damages, the court shall take into account separately: 1° The negative economic consequences of the infringement, including the loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured party; 2°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-12

Any person who improperly claims to be the owner of a patent or patent application shall be liable to a fine of €7,500.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-5-1

If the patent relates to a process for obtaining a product, the court may order the defendant to prove that the process used to obtain an identical product is different from the patented process. If t…

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