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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-8

If no voluntary surrender is made within the time limit set, the distraining creditor may apply to the enforcement judge in the place where the third party holder of the property resides for an order…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-9

The property may be seized only on presentation of the enforcement judge's decision ordering the property to be handed over to the claimant and a special authorisation issued by the judge on applicati…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-10

The delivery or apprehension shall be recorded in accordance with the provisions of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-35-2

The warrant to bring in a person issued in an emergency by the public prosecutor pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 712-17 may be sent by any means to the police service or gendarmerie unit re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 465

…where the elements of the case justify a particular security measure, issue a committal or arrest warrant for the accused. The arrest warrant continues to have effect, even if the court, on oppositi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R2334-3-2

…r municipalities, write-backs of depreciation and provisions, and income from the disposal of fixed assets, differences on negative realisations transferred to the income statement, the share of inves…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-2-6

If the convicted person against whom a warrant of committal with deferred effect has been issued does not reside within the jurisdiction of the court that handed down the conviction, the public prosec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 696-47-1

…d before the person's arrival on national territory, this request shall be accompanied by an arrest warrant if such a warrant had already been issued and, if not, by a warrant to bring the person to t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-5

If the property has been apprehended in order to be returned to its owner, a copy of the deed provided for in article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-4

A record of the voluntary surrender or apprehension of the property is drawn up. This document contains a detailed description of the property. Where applicable, the property may be photographed; the…

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