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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-20

An application for the amicable sale of the property may be submitted and judged before service of the summons to appear at the orientation hearing, provided that the debtor brings into question the c…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R322-26

When the execution judge orders the forced sale, he sets the date of the hearing at which it will take place within a period of between two and four months from the date of his decision. The judge det…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R322-27

On the specified date, the pursuing creditor or, failing this, any registered creditor, who is then subrogated to the proceedings, requests the sale. If no creditor requests the sale, the court declar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: The auction process

Article R322-40

Auctions are conducted by a lawyer registered at the bar of the court before which the sale is being conducted. The lawyer may only hold one power of attorney.

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

Article R322-68

The successful bidder may contest the certificate within fifteen days of its notification. The decision of the enforcement judge ruling on this challenge is not subject to appeal.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 6: The auction judgement and the bill of sale

Article R322-63

The deed of sale is published in the real estate register in accordance with the rules for judicial sales, at the request of the purchaser or, in his absence, of the creditor pursuing the distribution…

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Sub-section 7: Effects of the auction

Article R322-64

Unless the terms and conditions of sale provide for the distrainee debtor to remain on the premises, the successful bidder may enforce any eviction order he may have against the distrainee and any occ…

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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
Subsection 6: The auction judgement and the bill of sale

Article R322-60

The auction judgement is notified by the pursuing creditor to the debtor, to the registered creditors, to the successful bidder and to any person who has raised a dispute that is settled by the decisi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 6: The auction judgement and the bill of sale

Article R322-61

The deed of sale consists of the enforceable copy of the conditions of sale, which is followed by a transcript of the auction judgement. If the identity details provided by the successful bidder are i…

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