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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-3

…rovisions of European Union law applicable;2° bis Decisions handed down by the Unified Patent Court;3° Extracts from conciliation reports signed by the judge and the parties;4° Notarial deeds with an…

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

Article R224-3

…rticle…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising under ordinary law

Article R322-31

…ation relating to its surface area, as well as, where applicable, the dates and times of the visit; 3° The amount of the upset price; 4° The day, time and place of the sale; 5° An indication that bids…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-3

…derogation may be higher than that mentioned in the standard clauses provided for in article L. 125-3, without exceeding a limit set for each category of contract by order of the Minister for the Econ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Allocation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-59

…cle…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Division of the application

Article R612-35

Where a patent application is divided in accordance with articles R. 612-33 and R. 612-34, each divisional application must comply with the provisions of articles R. 612-3 to R. 612-5. The provisions…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Account overdrafts

Article R312-33

The credit agreement referred to in article L. 312-87 is written in type no smaller than eight-point type. It must state clearly and legibly: 1° The type of credit; 2° The identity and address of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-3

For all credit transactions other than those mentioned in article R. 314-2, the annual percentage rate of charge referred to in article L. 314-3 is calculated in arrears, expressed per hundred monetar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-3

…nt of the region. These proposals may relate to the differentiation, referred to in Article L. 1111-3-1, of the rules relating to the allocation and exercise of powers applicable to these regions, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Hearing of the claimant

Article R249-35

…efore the judge rules on the merits of the application in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this chapter, or before he rules pursuant to II of article 803-8 in accordance with the provisi…

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