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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Spouse's rights.

Article L624-8

…e year of the marriage or in the following year, was a farmer or exercised a commercial or craft activity or any other independent professional activity, may not bring any action in the safeguard proc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Spouse's rights.

Article L624-5

The spouse of a debtor subject to safeguard proceedings shall establish the composition of his or her personal property in accordance with the rules governing matrimonial property regimes and under th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Spouse's rights.

Article L624-7

Repossessions made pursuant to article L. 624-5 are exercised only against the debts and mortgages with which these assets are legally encumbered.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2376

…ormality of registration. The legal provisions governing them are to be interpreted strictly. They give the right to be preferred to other creditors but do not confer a right of pursuit. Where the lie…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

…e current year, instituted by the article L. 321-13 du code rural et de la pêche maritime; -the surviving spouse's claims instituted by the

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2378

General liens take precedence over the preferential right attached to pledges of real property and mortgages. They are exercised in the order of article 2377.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Other collective investments.

Article D214-241

…xcept paragraph 1, of paragraphs 1 and 6 of sub-section 2 of section 2 or, where this "Other collective investment" is open to professional investors, of sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 1 and sub-paragra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Spouse's rights.

Article R624-12

…ies, that spouse shall be heard or duly summoned before any decision authorising the sale of the undivided property.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Administrative penalties

Article R6241-1

…cle L. 6241-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall notify the legal representative of the laboratory, by any means that enables receipt to be acknowledged, of the facts of which t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Administrative penalties

Article R6241-4

Administrative fines and daily penalty payments imposed pursuant to Article L. 6241-2 are recovered by the accounting officer of the Regional Health Agency and paid to the State.

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