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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-1

Applications made pursuant to Articles 2 to 20 of Order no. 2009-515 of 7 May 2009 relating to the review procedures applicable to public procurement contracts shall be lodged, investigated and judged…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-2

The claim shall be brought, at the option of the claimant, either before the court of the place where the defendant resides or before the court of the place where the obligation is performed.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-4

The European order for payment or the decision rejecting an application for a European order for payment, together with the application form, are kept as minutes at the court registry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

A certified copy of the claim form and the decision shall be served, at the initiative of the claimant, on each of the defendants. The European order for payment opposition form shall be annexed to th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-6

If service is made on the defendant and unless it is made by electronic means, the bailiff must orally bring to the defendant's attention the information qualified as important by the European order f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-11

If neither party appears, the court declares the proceedings terminated. This renders the European order for payment null and void.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-8

The opposition shall be brought before the court from which the European order for payment emanates. It shall be lodged at the court registry either by declaration against a receipt or by registered l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-9

The court shall rule on the application for recovery. It shall hear, within the limits of its jurisdiction of attribution, the initial claim and all incidental claims and defences on the merits. In th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-13

The court shall rule on an appeal where the amount of the claim exceeds the rate of its final jurisdiction.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-14

The public prosecutor shall without delay inform the competent authorities of the executing State, by any means which leaves a written record, of any circumstances or findings brought to his attention…

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