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

Article R322-34

On the first working day following the sale, and except where the sale is carried out after an improved bid, an extract from the minutes of the hearing, mentioning the sale price and the costs charged…

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Paragraph 1: Capacity to bid

Article R322-39

…may not place bids, either themselves or through intermediaries: 1° The distrainee debtor; 2° Court officers who have intervened in any capacity whatsoever in the proceedings; 3° Magistrates of the co…

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Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-12

On pain of inadmissibility, the request shall contain a description of the property for which surrender is requested, accompanied by any document justifying the request.

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Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-14

In the event of opposition, it is the responsibility of the person requesting the surrender of the property to bring an action before the court having jurisdiction to rule on the delivery or restituti…

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Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-20

Upon presentation of the judge's authorisation or one of the titles mentioned in article…

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Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-7

If the vehicle is immobilised during a seizure and sale carried out on the premises occupied by the debtor or in the hands of a third party who is holding it on the debtor's behalf, the procedure is t…

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Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-7

…nless otherwise provided, judgements may be appealed. The appeal must be lodged within fifteen days of notification. Subject to the provisions of article R. 322-19 and unless a fixed date procedure is…

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Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-8

If the publication of several orders for seizure of the same property is required simultaneously, only the order which mentions the enforcement title bearing the earliest date shall be published. Wher…

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Subsection 4: Seizure of fruits

Article R321-16

The fruits immobilised from the date of service of the summons to pay in the form of a seizure are distributed with the price of the property in the same order as the property is distributed.

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Sub-section 5: Effects of the summons on the third party purchaser

Article R321-19

Service of the summons to pay for the seizure on the third party purchaser shall have the same effect on the third party purchaser as service of the summons to pay for the seizure on the debtor. If th…

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