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Showing 581590 of 68397 articles for Art. New York Convention 1958 – recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion to attachment for payment

Article R523-9

From the date of service, the debtor has a period of fifteen days to contest the conversion deed before the enforcement judge of the place where he resides. This time limit is prescribed on pain of in…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R524-6

The sale is carried out in accordance with the terms set out in articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter V: Attachment of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R525-1

The precautionary seizure of assets placed in a safe is subject to the provisions of articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Common provisions

Article R532-9

Where the value of the encumbered assets is clearly greater than the amount of the sums secured, the debtor may have the court limit the effects of the provisional security if he can prove that the va…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R612-8

For the application of the second paragraph of article R. 533-2, the reference to the property security contribution provided for inarticle 879 of the General Tax Code is replaced by the reference to…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-10

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, Article…

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Subsection 6: The auction judgement and the bill of sale

Article R322-61

The deed of sale consists of the enforceable copy of the conditions of sale, which is followed by a transcript of the auction judgement. If the identity details provided by the successful bidder are i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Judicial distribution

Article R333-3

The court draws up a statement of distribution and decides on distribution costs. Where applicable, the judge orders the cancellation of any security interests published on the property taken by the d…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: The eviction report

Article R432-2

The eviction notice is served on the person evicted.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R521-1

Upon presentation, as the case may be, of the judge's authorisation or of the title under which the law permits a protective measure, a seizure may be carried out on tangible or intangible movable pro…

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