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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-3

The judgment opens an observation period of a maximum of six months, which may be renewed once, for a maximum of six months, by a specially reasoned decision at the request of the administrator, the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-32

No recourse for payments made shall be open to the co-obligors subject to safeguard proceedings against each other unless the aggregate of the sums paid under each procedure exceeds the total amount o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-34

Even before payment, persons who are co-obligated or have granted a personal surety or have assigned or transferred an asset as collateral may proceed with the declaration of their claim to safeguard…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L612-3

When the statutory auditor of a legal entity referred to in Articles L. 612-1 and L. 612-4 identifies, in the course of carrying out his assignment, facts likely to jeopardise the continued operation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-3

An appeal against the decisions of the juge commissaire taken pursuant to this section is open to the creditor, the debtor or the mandataire judiciaire. However, a creditor whose claim is discussed in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-3

…he administrator's mission. In addition, subject to the provisions of articles L. 622-7 and L. 622-13, the acts of day-to-day management performed by the debtor alone are deemed valid with respect to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L632-3

The provisions of Articles L. 632-1 and L. 632-2 do not affect the validity of the payment of a bill of exchange, promissory note or cheque. However, the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-3

…rticles L. 622-21 and L. 622-22, by the first sentence of article L. 622-28 and by l'article L. 622-30. The official receiver may authorise the liquidator or the administrator where one has been appoi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-3

The court appoints one or more court-appointed administrators. Where the conciliator is registered on the list provided for in Article L. 811-2 or on the list provided for in Article L. 812-2, the cou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-3

…vership procedure is also applicable to the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 631-2 after the cessation of their professional activity if all or part of their liabilities derive f…

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