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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-3

If the eviction relates to a place inhabited by the person being evicted or by any occupant on his or her behalf, the court commissioner responsible for the eviction will send a copy of the eviction n…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R141-3

The person who has requested a compulsory enforcement measure or a precautionary measure may not be present at the enforcement operations except with the authorisation of the enforcement judge when th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R411-3

If the eviction or evacuation of a building or inhabited place involves unnamed persons, the document is submitted to the public prosecutor's office for all purposes.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article R621-3

For the application of articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-3

The procedure for the distribution of the price of an immovable governed by this Title applies, unless otherwise provided, to the distribution among creditors of the price of an immovable sold without…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-3

The foreign national belonging to a specific group of people covered by the Council decision mentioned in article L. 581-2 will benefit from temporary protection from the date mentioned in this decisi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2311-3

I - Budget allocations for capital expenditure may comprise programme authorisations and payment appropriations. Programme authorisations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be incurred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2251-3

When private initiative is lacking or insufficient to ensure the creation or maintenance of a service required to meet the needs of the population in a rural area or in a municipality comprising one o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article L2241-3

When the communes and their public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, the notary drafting the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-3

A Conseil d'Etat decree defines the terms and conditions for the application of 27°, 28° and 29° of article L. 2321-2; in particular, it defines the fixed assets that are subject to the depreciation o…

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