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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: The eviction report

Article R432-1

The bailiff shall draw up a report of the eviction operations, which shall contain the following information, under penalty of nullity: 1° A description of the operations carried out and the identity…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Pooling

Article L3112-4

…nsortium in which local authorities or local public bodies hold a majority stake are subject to the rules set out in this Part and in the preliminary chapter of Title I of Book IV of Part I of the Gen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 276

…ntly and severally with it, to pay the duties and penalties that may be charged to it. The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by order of the Secretary of State for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-24

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons rules under an accelerated procedure in the following cases:1° The applicant comes from a country considered to be a safe country…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for visiting a foreign national's home

Article L733-9

The liberty and custody judge, to whom a request has been made pursuant to articles L. 733-7 or L. 733-8, shall give a ruling within twenty-four hours.On pain of nullity, his decision shall state the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-26

…rnaces and chimneys whose state of disrepair would give rise to fear of fire or other accidents.The rules prescribed by Chapter I of Title I of Book V of the Construction and Housing Code are applicab…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The various types of easement that may be established over property

Article 686

…ts thus established are regulated by the title constituting them; in the absence of a title, by the rules below.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 668

A neighbour whose inheritance adjoins a non-dividing ditch or hedge cannot compel the owner of that ditch or hedge to surrender the common ownership to him. The joint owner of a party hedge may destro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1501

…niture has been merged into the joint estate and can no longer be identified in accordance with the rules of Article 1402.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Causes of dissolution and separation as to property.

Article 1444

The separation of property, although pronounced in court, is null and void if proceedings to liquidate the rights of the parties have not been commenced within three months of the judgment becoming re…

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