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

Article R221-36

Prior to the sale, the ministerial officer in charge of the sale verifies the consistency and nature of the seized property. A record of this is drawn up. Only items that are missing or have been dama…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising under ordinary law

Article R322-36

The pursuing creditor or the registered creditors may, without having to obtain the authorisation of the court, use any additional means of information to announce the sale. Such means must not entail…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for awarding contracts concluded on the basis of a qualification system

Article R2162-36

Where certain consultation documents are not published on a buyer profile because the contracting entity imposes requirements on the selected participants to protect the confidentiality of certain inf…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-36

The investigation decision shall be executed in accordance with the formalities and procedures expressly indicated by the issuing authority, unless the law provides otherwise and provided, on pain of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-36

If the wanted person voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest or if, after having been released without judicial supervision or electronicall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-36

Extradition obtained by the French Government shall be null and void if it has taken place outside the conditions provided for in this chapter. Immediately after the extradited person is taken into cu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-36

In the event of prosecution for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-34, the investigating judge may provisionally order, for a period of up to three months, the total or partial closure of:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-36

In the absence of an international convention providing otherwise, the articles 713-37 to 713-40 shall apply to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities for the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-36

Where, before transmitting the conviction and the certificate, the competent authority of the convicting State consults the Public Prosecutor, the latter shall inform him without delay if, pursuant to…

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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 723-36

The provisions of this section shall not apply if the person has been sentenced to socio-judicial supervision or is subject to conditional release.

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