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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-11

A decree specifies the rights and obligations of top-level sportsmen and sportswomen, elite sportsmen and sportswomen, national team sportsmen and sportswomen, and top-level sports referees and judges…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-8

The administrative authority may, after consulting the works council or, failing that, the staff representatives, enter into an agreement with a public or private company designed to facilitate the em…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-1

High-level sportsmen and women, coaches, referees and judges contribute, through their activities, to the influence of the nation and the promotion of sporting values. They contribute to the developme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-6

A high-level sportsperson, judge, referee or trainer, recruited as a non-permanent employee, may benefit, in the two years following their removal from the list of high-level sportspersons, in accorda…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Sale of seized assets

Article L221-4

The agent authorised by law to proceed with the sale stops the sale operations when the price of the goods sold reaches an amount sufficient to pay the principal, interest and costs of the distraining…

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

Article L221-2

Seizure for sale of premises used as the debtor's dwelling, where the purpose is to recover a debt other than a maintenance debt of less than an amount set by regulation, may only be carried out, unle…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Seizure incidents

Article L221-5

Only distraining or opposing creditors who have made themselves known prior to the verification of the seized assets and those who, prior to the seizure, have taken a protective measure or published a…

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

Article L221-1

Any creditor in possession of a writ of execution recording a claim that is due and payable may, after service of a summons, arrange for the seizure and sale of tangible movable property belonging to…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Seizure incidents

Article L221-6

In the event of competition between creditors, the agent in charge of the sale proposes an amicable distribution between them. If no agreement is reached, he will deposit the funds with the Caisse des…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Sale of seized assets

Article L221-3

The forced sale of the assets takes place by public auction after a period of one month from the date of the seizure, during which the debtor may proceed to an amicable sale under the conditions provi…

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