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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-23

The sale price of the property and any sums paid by the purchaser for any reason whatsoever are deposited with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and acquired by the creditors participating in the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-20

An application for the amicable sale of the property may be submitted and judged before service of the summons to appear at the orientation hearing, provided that the debtor brings into question the c…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R322-26

When the execution judge orders the forced sale, he sets the date of the hearing at which it will take place within a period of between two and four months from the date of his decision. The judge det…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R322-27

On the specified date, the pursuing creditor or, failing this, any registered creditor, who is then subrogated to the proceedings, requests the sale. If no creditor requests the sale, the court declar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-2

The declaration of seizure provided for in article L. 223-1 shall contain the following information, failing which it shall be null and void: 1° The name and address of the debtor or, in the case of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-29

When a person has been sentenced to a custodial sentence of seven years or more for a felony or misdemeanour for which socio-judicial supervision is incurred, or of five years or more for a felony or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance obligations.

Article L2262-2

Membership of a signatory organisation or grouping has the same consequences as membership of the collective labour agreement itself, provided that the conditions for membership set out in Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-20

It is a criminal offence for the chairman, directors or statutory auditors of a société anonyme to give or confirm inaccurate information in the reports presented to the general meeting called to deci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital reduction

Article L242-23

A fine of €30,000 is imposed if the chairman or directors of a public limited company reduce the share capital without respecting the equality of shareholders.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital reduction

Article L242-24

The chairman, directors or managing directors of a public limited company are liable to a fine of €150,000 if they use shares purchased by the company under article L. 225-208 in order to give employe…

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