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Showing 481–490 of 68137 articles for “Art. L 221-31 and L 221-31 II”
All contentious incidents are settled by the court, the public prosecutor, the parties or their lawyers heard. These rulings cannot prejudge the merits. When the assize court examines the case on appe…
The assessors and jurors may put questions to the defendants and witnesses by asking the president to speak.They have a duty not to express their opinion.
If the third party is present at the seizure operations, the bailiff shall verbally remind him of the content of the mentions in 3°, 5° and 6° of article…
If an accused person refuses to appear, a summons is served on him in the name of the law, by a bailiff appointed for this purpose by the president, and assisted by the force publique. The bailiff sha…
The accused appears free and only accompanied by guards to prevent him from escaping.
At the hearing, the presence of a defence counsel with the accused is mandatory. If the defence counsel chosen or appointed in accordance with Article 274 fails to appear, the president shall appoint…
The price of the sale is paid into the hands of the distraining creditor's bailiff, who issues a receipt to which is attached an extract of the entries in the register referred to in article R. 521-1…
On presentation of the summons to pay served on the debtor and on expiry of the period of eight days after its date, provided for in article…
If the third party declares that he holds property on behalf of the debtor, the act of seizure shall contain, on pain of nullity : 1° A reference to the title under which the seizure is made; 2° A men…
The action is open to all those who have a legitimate interest in the success or rejection of a claim, subject to cases in which the law attributes the right to act only to persons whom it qualifies t…
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