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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-3

…a decision not subject to an appeal suspending enforcement, without prejudice to the provisions of European Union law applicable;2° bis Decisions handed down by the Unified Patent Court;3° Extracts f…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

After reminding the holder of the property that he is obliged to inform him whether the property has been subject to a previous seizure and, if so, to provide him with the minutes of such seizure, the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-12

The grounds for exclusion by operation of law provided for in both Subsection 1 of this Section and this Subsection apply to the award of defence or security concession contracts. A person who is in o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 498-1

For a judgment sentencing a person to a fixed term of imprisonment or a term of imprisonment suspended in part, handed down under the conditions provided for in article 410 and which has not been serv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article L518-24-1

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, within the framework of the missions mentioned in Article L. 518-2, may, after authorisation from the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget and by wr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

In each establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 , a register is kept in which the following are transcribed or reproduced within twenty-four hours: 1° The surname, first names, profession, age an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-1-3

The public information of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle relating to industrial property titles and the national register of companies may be made available to the public on reques…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

The competence vested in bailiffs to issue the documents provided for in this code may be exercised in the Wallis and Futuna Islands by a representative of the administrative or military authority; th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Special provisions applicable to the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article 937

Persons remanded in custody until their appearance before the court may be held in a premises other than a prison until the third working day following the order prescribing detention at the latest. F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-24

The application referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 shall be lodged with the Office against a receipt or sent to the Office by any means capable of proving the date on which it was sent. It is accomp…

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