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Showing 111120 of 30362 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 February 2006 · Cass. com. 20 November 1962 · Cass. 3e civ. 26 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2018

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

The sale by auction, if applicable, shall be carried out in accordance with the forms established by the Code of Civil Procedure, at the behest either of the creditor who requested it or of the third…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Purge

Article 2470

A third-party buyer 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 r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Chargeable event and chargeability

Article 269

…of services has not been terminated ;ad) For the supplies and transfers referred to in I of article 262 ter carried out continuously over a period of more than one calendar month, at the end of each c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-26

…rposes of administrative investigations, nor for any purpose other than that defined in article 230-20.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Emergency care network

Article D6124-26

…stablishment or of the establishments which are members of the network mentioned in article R. 6123-26 organise themselves within this framework so that they can be contacted by the doctors of the eme…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2455

A third-party purchaser who is not personally liable for the debt may oppose the sale of the property if other properties mortgaged to the same debt are still in the possession of the principal debtor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2457

The third party purchaser must compensate the mortgagee for the loss resulting from any deterioration that has reduced the value of the property through his own act or fault. However, he may obtain re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2458

If the sale price exceeds the mortgage debt, the difference is for the third-party purchaser, except for the rights of his creditors registered on the property.

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