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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Disputes

Article R442-1

Disputes relating to the application of the provisions of this book shall be brought before the enforcement judge of the place where the property is located.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article R412-1

…g evicted or by any occupant on his behalf, the order to vacate the premises shall contain, on pain of nullity, in addition to the information provided for in article R. 411-1, a reproduction of artic…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R651-1

This Code is not applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-1

Distribution of the price of the property shall be pursued at the instance of the distraining creditor or, failing that, the most diligent creditor or the debtor.

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Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-1

Where there is only one creditor meeting the conditions set out in article L. 331-1, that creditor shall send a request for payment of its claim by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to…

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Single chapter

Article R451-1

For the application of the provisions of article…

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Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-11

…eizure on assets made unavailable by one or more previous precautionary seizures shall serve a copy of the seizure report on each of the creditors whose actions preceded his own.

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Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R523-1

The creditor proceeds with the seizure by a bailiff's deed served on the third party. Under penalty of nullity, this deed shall contain 1° A statement of the name and domicile of the debtor or, in the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R524-1

The creditor shall proceed with the seizure by serving a document on one of the persons mentioned in articles…

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Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-1

…icle…

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