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Showing 491500 of 68397 articles for Art. New York Convention 1958 – recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Shareholder rights and securities not admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-7

A copy of the specifications is sent to the company, which informs the shareholders. On the same day, any other opposing creditors are summoned to inspect the specifications at the premises of the per…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article R251-7

If the parties summoned to the meeting reach an agreement, this is recorded in writing. A copy of the agreement shall be delivered or sent by ordinary letter to the debtor and to all the creditors. Pa…

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Section 1: Territorial jurisdiction

Article R311-3

…simultaneously seized several properties belonging to the same debtor located in the jurisdictions of several judicial courts, the proceedings shall be brought before the enforcement judge of the cou…

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Subsection 2: Delivery of the summons to pay in the event of seizure to the third party purchaser

Article R321-5

…issued to the third party purchaser. The summons to pay valid as a seizure is served at the request of the pursuing creditor on the third party purchaser. It includes the information listed in article…

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Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-11

…n the same day, the proceedings are continued by the creditor whose summons is the earliest in date and, if the summonses are dated the same day, by the creditor whose principal claim is the highest.

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Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R321-13

The unavailability of the property, the seizure of its fruits and the restriction on the debtor's rights of enjoyment and administration run with regard to the debtor from the date of service of the s…

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Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-15

At the orientation hearing, the enforcement judge, after hearing the parties present or represented, verifies that the conditions of articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-16

…procedure on the grounds that the debtor is over-indebted is made in accordance with the provisions of article L. 721-4 of the French Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in article R. 721-5 of…

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Section 3: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article R322-23

The sale price of the property and any sums paid by the purchaser for any reason whatsoever are deposited with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and acquired by the creditors participating in the…

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Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-10

The delivery or apprehension shall be recorded in accordance with the provisions of article…

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