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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-1

Enforcement in kind of an obligation arising from a contract concluded between persons who are not all merchants may be requested from the protection litigation judge or the judicial court in the matt…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: The outcome of the procedure

Article 1555-1

Where it has been possible to reach at least a partial agreement, this is recorded in a private deed drawn up under the conditions set out in Article 1374 of the Civil Code. It sets out in detail the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-1

Applications made pursuant to Articles 2 to 20 of Order no. 2009-515 of 7 May 2009 relating to the review procedures applicable to public procurement contracts shall be lodged, investigated and judged…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-11

If neither party appears, the court declares the proceedings terminated. This renders the European order for payment null and void.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-13

The court shall rule on an appeal where the amount of the claim exceeds the rate of its final jurisdiction.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-14

When no opposition has been lodged within the time limit and after taking into account an additional period of ten days required for the appeal to be forwarded, the court registrar shall declare the E…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1808

In the event of a dispute, the lessee is required to prove the fortuitous event, and the lessor is required to prove the fault he imputes to the lessee.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Guarantor guarantee

Article D753-13

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Guarantor guarantee

Article D752-12

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Guarantor guarantee

Article D754-11

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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