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Showing 181190 of 56861 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20-1-1966 n° 68

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 8: Repeat bids

Article R322-68

The successful bidder may contest the certificate within fifteen days of its notification. The decision of the enforcement judge ruling on this challenge is not subject to appeal.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-68

Meetings may neither increase the burdens on bondholders nor establish unequal treatment between bondholders of the same body. They may not decide to convert bonds into shares, subject to the provisio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-3

Where service is effected by the Public Prosecutor, it shall be effected by simple delivery and free of charge, against a receipt attesting to the date and conditions of delivery..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-2

The Minister of Justice forwards the documents addressed to him to the Public Prosecutor's Office at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction they are to be served or to the national chamber of ba…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-6

The document shall be served in the language of the State of origin.However, an addressee who does not know the language in which the document is drawn up may refuse service and request that it be tra…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-5

The requesting party is required to advance the costs of service subject to existing international conventions.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-4

The national chamber of judicial officers shall forward the documents addressed to it to a judicial officer territorially competent to serve them.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-7

Documents evidencing the execution or non-execution of requests for service shall be transmitted back through the same channels by which the requests were forwarded.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-8

The execution of a request for service may be refused by the French authority if it is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State. It may also be refused if the request is not made i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXII: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion

Article 706-68

The case is communicated to the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation. The latter is informed of the date of the sitting.

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