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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-3

…at if payment is not made and if it is not possible to seize a deposit account or wages, the debtor may be forced to do so by the forced sale of his movable property; 3° An order to provide the debtor…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-3

…R. 451-1, the report on the repossession of the premises may be drawn up before the expiry of the deadline set in the summons to vacate the premises.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-24

In the case mentioned in 2° of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-23

In the case mentioned in 1° of Article…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…document of title. 3. All import or export authorisation titles (licences or other similar titles) may not, under any circumstances, be the subject of a loan, sale, assignment or, in general, any tra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27

…which therefore constitute the key points of the audit.11. By way of example, the statutory auditor may consider it relevant to consider:- the content and extent of exchanges with the specialised comm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-6

All actions for damage, loss or delay, to which the contract of carriage may give rise against the carrier, shall be barred within one year, without prejudice to cases of fraud or infidelity. All othe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-3

…er of the commune, department or region notifies his decision to suspend payment of an expense, the mayor, the president of the departmental council or the president of the regional council may send h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 84

…ticles 657 and 663, the removal of the investigating judge in favour of another investigating judge may be requested from the president of the court, in the interests of the proper administration of j…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-1

Release may also be requested in any case by any person under investigation, any defendant or any accused person, and at any stage of the proceedings.When a trial court is seised, it is responsible fo…

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