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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Invalidity of auctions

Article R322-49

Challenges to the validity of the bids shall be made orally at the hearing, through a lawyer. The judge shall rule immediately and, if necessary, immediately resume the bidding under the conditions se…

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Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-6

…he specific case where the asset has been apprehended in order to be remitted to a pledgee, the act of remittance or apprehension is deemed to constitute a seizure in the custody of the creditor and,…

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Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-8

…no voluntary surrender is made within the time limit set, the distraining creditor may apply to the enforcement judge in the place where the third party holder of the property resides for an order to…

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Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-23

At any time, the enforcement judge may authorise, on request, the delivery of the property to a receiver appointed by the judge.

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Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-4

As from the date of service of the declaration of seizure of the vehicle and opposition to the transfer of the registration certificate, no registration certificate may be issued to a new holder unles…

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Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-5

On the appointed day, a detailed inventory of the assets is drawn up. If the debtor is present, the inventory is limited to the seized assets. These are immediately removed and placed in the custody o…

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Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-11

The provisions of articles…

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Chapter I: General provisions

Article R231-1

Unless otherwise provided, the attachment of intangible rights shall be governed by this Title insofar as their specific nature does not preclude such attachment.

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Subsection 2: Shareholder rights and securities not admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-9

The legal and contractual procedures for approval, pre-emption or substitution are implemented in accordance with the provisions specific to each of them.

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Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-5

On pain of automatic inadmissibility, no challenge or incidental claim may, unless otherwise provided, be made after the orientation hearing provided for in Article…

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