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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-16

…R. 222-2 to R. 222-10.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-11

In the absence of a writ of execution, an application may be made for an injunction to deliver or return a specific item of movable property. The application is made to the enforcement judge in the pl…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 quindecies

…B and who are accommodated in an establishment or in a service mentioned in 6° of I of Article L. 312-1 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles, in an establishment providing long-term care,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance obligation

Article A322-10

The declaration provided for in article D. 322-13 shall be drawn up in triplicate. It shall include the surname, first name, date and place of birth and place of residence of the persons concerned, as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-19

…anced by the payment of professional fees paid by the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and based on the amount of gross fees received during the previous year for sales organised or c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-18

…il des maisons de vente, a public utility establishment with legal personality, is responsible for: 1° Observing the economy of the public auction sector; 2° Determining and disseminating good profess…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-10

…of any other profession, with the exception of that of lawyer. It is, moreover, incompatible with: 1° All activities of a commercial nature, whether exercised directly or through an intermediary ; 2°…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Levies

Article R512-19

…le. A receipt given to the owner or holder of the goods under the conditions set out in article R. 512-14 mentions the quantity rendered unusable.

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