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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-34

The sale is advertised by posters indicating the place, day and time of the sale and the nature of the assets seized. The posters shall be affixed at the town hall of the municipality in which the dis…

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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
Chapter III: Judicial distribution

Article R333-1

In the absence of a record of agreement bearing the executory clause, the pursuing party shall refer the matter to the enforcement judge, forwarding to him the proposed distribution, a record of the d…

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

Article R332-6

If no objection or claim is lodged within fifteen days of receipt of the notification, the pursuing party or, failing this, any party to the proposed distribution shall apply to the court for its appr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Purchasing organisation

Article L2313-1

To organise its purchasing, the purchaser may: 1° Pool its requirements with other purchasers, under the conditions set out in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-3

Direct grants are awarded to exhibitors of cinematographic establishments for the programming of arthouse cinematographic works that are not widely distributed and that qualify as "research and discov…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-64

The date of completion of the work is that shown on the certificate of acceptance of the work by the publisher or publishers of television services responsible for broadcasting it or by the publisher…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-31

For a series, inclusion on the list of reference works may be made, on a provisional basis, for episodes that have been broadcast or made available to the public during the previous year on a televisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-149

The provisions of article R. 1333-148 do not apply to :1° Persons requiring medical treatment involving access to ionising radiation sources, products or devices containing them;2° Personnel from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-21

The request for authorisation to terminate the employment contract of a member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee or of a local representative by individual or collective agr…

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