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Showing 29612970 of 61711 articles for Art. R 330-2 · Cass. com. 7 July 2004 · CA Paris 5 November 2008

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Payment by the garnishee

Article R211-7

The person who has received the payment gives a receipt to the garnishee and informs the debtor. Within the limit of the sums paid, this payment extinguishes the debtor's obligation and that of the ga…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizure operations

Article R232-7

On pain of inadmissibility, the dispute shall be notified on the same day or, at the latest, on the first working day thereafter, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the bailiff w…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 8: Repeat bids

Article R322-72

The successful bidder at the initial sale retains the costs charged at the time of the auction. After a period of two months following the initial sale, he is liable for interest at the legal rate on…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-7

If the proposed distribution is contested, the petitioner summons the creditors involved in the proceedings and the debtor. The interested parties are brought together within a period of between fifte…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article R2113-7

The purchaser may implement the reservation provided for in articles L. 2113-12, L. 2113-13 or L. 2113-13-1 when the minimum proportion mentioned in these articles is at least 50%. The decision to res…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-7

The purchaser may award a works or service contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering for the purpose of providing services similar to those entrusted to the holder of a previous cont…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-7

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts where the sum insured is determined by reference to a reference value, the corresponding rights expressed in units of account must be represented on the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-7

The insurance must be taken out for an unlimited sum in respect of personal injury and for a sum at least equal to that set by order of the Minister for the Economy, which may not be less than €1 mill…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-7

The association's articles of association specify the procedures for obtaining or consulting the minutes of the general meeting.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article R220-7

An order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance sets out the clauses that must be included in insurance contracts to comply with the requirements of this section.

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