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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 4: Seizure incidents

Article R221-40

Disputes relating to the seizure for sale shall be brought before the enforcement judge of the place of seizure.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Disputes relating to the validity of the seizure

Article R221-53

Disputes concerning the seizability of the assets included in the seizure are brought before the enforcement judge by the debtor or by the bailiff acting as in matters of enforcement difficulties. Whe…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 5: Special provisions for the seizure of standing crops

Article R221-57

Standing crops belonging to the debtor may be seized in the six weeks preceding the usual ripening period.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-38

The sale is made to the highest bidder after three auctions. The price is payable in cash. In the absence of payment by the winning bidder, the item is resold on re-bidding.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Disputes relating to the validity of the seizure

Article R221-54

The debtor may apply to have the seizure declared null and void on the grounds of a formal or substantive defect other than the unseizability of the assets included in the seizure, up until the sale o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Disputes relating to the validity of the seizure

Article R221-55

The judge who annuls the seizure may leave the debtor to bear all or part of the costs incurred if the debtor failed to apply for annulment in good time.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Disputes relating to seized property

Article R221-49

Claims relating to ownership or seizability do not preclude the seizure but suspend the proceedings in respect of the seized assets that are the subject of such claims.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Costs of social investigations ordered in relation to the exercise of parental authority

Article R221

The costs of social investigations ordered in relation to the exercise of parental authority are recovered by the Directorate General of Public Finances in accordance with the procedures and under the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Vehicles used for the transport of corpses before coffining (R).

Article D2223-111

The burial compartment has isothermal insulation such that the overall coefficient of heat transmission is no more than 0.7 watts per square metre per degree Kelvin. For an ambient temperature of 30°…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to the tribunal de grande instance.

Article ANNEXE, art. 32

The president of the court shall determine, by order, the date on which the case is to be called before the president and shall designate, where appropriate, the chamber to which it is to be distribut…

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