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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Report on the description of the premises

Article R322-1

On expiry of a period of eight days from the date of issue of the summons to pay amounting to seizure and in the absence of payment, the bailiff may enter the premises under the conditions set out in…

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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
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-8

If the creditors party to the proceedings and the debtor reach an agreement on the distribution of the price and, where Article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-9

The notifications and summonses to which this chapter gives rise shall be made in accordance with the rules governing notifications between lawyers, except in the case of a debtor who has not constitu…

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

Article R433-3

The evicted person may apply to the enforcement judge to contest the absence of a market value for the property retained by the bailiff in the inventory. The application must be made, on pain of inadm…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-2

The enforcement agent draws up a report of the operations to repossess the premises under the conditions provided for in Article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-3

…R. 511-2 is deemed null and void. The court to which the claim is referred must declare of its own motion that it does not h…

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Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-12

If the assets seized as a precautionary measure are subsequently sold, the bailiff serves the seizure report on the creditors who previously carried out the precautionary seizures. Similarly, the docu…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Formalities

Article R532-3

The pledging of company shares is effected by the service on the company of a deed containing: 1° The name of the creditor and that of the debtor; 2° An indication of the authorisation or title by vir…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Definitive advertising

Article R533-2

Final registration is carried out for mortgages in accordance witharticle 2428 of the French Civil Code and for pledges of business assets in accordance with articles L. 143-16 and R. 521-1 et seq. of…

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