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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1425-3

The application shall be made by petition lodged or addressed to the registry by the beneficiary of the obligation or by the persons mentioned in'article 764. In addition to the information prescribed…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-3

I.-The review provided for in Article 11 of the aforementioned Order may be brought before the court no later than the thirty-first day following the publication in the Official Journal of the Europea…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-3

The judge may issue a European order for payment for part of the claim, after the claimant has accepted the judge's proposal to that effect. In that case, the claimant can no longer take legal action…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-16

…ergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations are governed by articles 30-17 to 30-21 below..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-20

…e merger or demerger shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion prescribed by article 30-18. The competent court to receive objections lodged pursuant to these articles, in the context o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-21

The contribution auditors are chosen by the associations participating in the transaction from among the auditors registered on the list provided for in I de l'article L. 822-1 du code de commerce ou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-33

The public prosecutor shall without delay inform the competent authority of the sentencing State of the final decision taken on the recognition of the conviction or the probation decision. Where the f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775-3

…tion handed down by a foreign court, is withdrawn on expiry of the periods provided for in Article 133-16-1 of the Criminal Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 747-3

When the trial court postpones sentencing pursuant to article 132-63 of the Penal Code, the accused is placed under the supervision of the sentence enforcement judge in whose jurisdiction he or she re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-31

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