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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-3

…ted, or if, having been requested, the judge has omitted to rule, it may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, as soon as he is seised, from the magistrate respons…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Automatic provisional enforcement

Article 514-1

The judge may set aside provisional enforcement in whole or in part if he considers that it is incompatible with the nature of the case. The court may rule on its own initiative or at the request of a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 516

Provisional enforcement may only be ordered by the decision which it is intended to render enforceable, subject to the provisions of Articles 517-2 and 517-3.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-2

Where provisional execution has been refused, it may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, once he has been seised, from the magistrate responsible for the prepara…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-4

When a case is referred to it pursuant to articles 517-1,517-2 and 517-3, the First President shall give an interim ruling, in a decision that is not subject to appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-1

Where provisional enforcement has been ordered, it may be stopped, in the event of an appeal, only by the first president and in the following cases: 1° If it is prohibited by law; 2° Where there are…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Automatic provisional enforcement

Article 514-5

The rejection of an application to set aside or halt provisional enforcement by operation of law and the reinstatement of provisional enforcement by operation of law may be made subject, at the reques…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517

Provisional enforcement may be subject to the provision of a guarantee, real or personal, sufficient to meet any restitution or reparation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement in kind

Article 1221

The creditor of an obligation may, after formal notice, pursue its performance in kind unless such performance is impossible or there is a manifest disproportion between its cost to the debtor in good…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Enforcement in kind

Article 1222

After formal notice, the creditor may also, within a reasonable time and at a reasonable cost, himself enforce the obligation or, with the prior authorisation of the court, destroy what has been done…

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