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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1365

The notary shall summon the parties and request the production of any document useful to the accomplishment of his mission. He shall report to the judge assigned the difficulties encountered and may r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1374

All applications made pursuant to Article 1373 between the same parties, whether made by the plaintiff or the defendant, shall constitute a single proceeding. Any separate application is inadmissible…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1377

…red or allocated. The sale is made, for immovables, according to the rules provided for in articles 1271 to 1281 and, for movables, in the forms provided for in R. 221-39 du code des procédures civile…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1378

If all the undivided co-owners are capable and present or represented, they may unanimously decide that the auction will take place between them. Failing this, third parties to the undivided interest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 139

The person under investigation is placed under judicial supervision by an order of the examining magistrate, which may be made at any stage of the investigation. The examining magistrate may, at any t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Precautionary measures taken after the opening of an estate

Article 1324

Where there is no known successor and the tenancy agreement has ended, the president of the judicial court or his delegate may authorise, under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of ar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Precautionary measures taken after the opening of an estate

Article 1326

The provisions of this section shall apply to the affixing of seals ordered in civil matters pursuant to a specific provision, unless incompatible with the matter in question or otherwise provided.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Change of matrimonial property regime.

Article 1300

The information provided for in the second paragraph of article 1397 of the Civil Code is notified to the persons who had been parties to the marriage contract, to the adult children of each spouse or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Precautionary measures taken after the opening of an estate

Article 1325

…the president of the judicial court by the most diligent party. The dispute is lodged, investigated and judged according to the accelerated procedure on the merits.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Seals

Article 1307

…he measure is invited by the bailiff to attend the sealing or, if he does not intend to attend, to hand over the keys if he holds them.

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