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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Conditions for opening a judicial liquidation.

Article L640-4

The opening of these proceedings must be requested by the debtor no later than forty-five days after the cessation of payments, if he has not within this period requested the opening of conciliation p…

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Chapter VII: Special provisions in the absence of a court-appointed administrator.

Article L627-4

After the draft plan has been filed with the registry by the debtor, the court shall rule in the light of the official receiver's report.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-4

Where the debtor is not subject to the obligation to constitute classes of affected parties provided for in Article L. 626-29, the opening of accelerated safeguard proceedings is subject to such const…

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Chapter II: Invalidity of certain acts.

Article L632-4

The action for nullity is brought by the administrator, the mandataire judiciaire, the commissaire à l'exécution du plan or the public prosecutor. Its effect is to reconstitute the debtor's assets.

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Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article L651-4

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 651-2, ex officio or at the request of one of the persons mentioned in article L. 651-3, the president of the court may instruct the juge-commissair…

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Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-4

When the perpetrator or accomplice to bankruptcy is a manager of an investment services provider, the penalties are increased to seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €100,000..

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Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-4

Judgments or orders relating to the appointment or replacement of the juge-commissaire are not subject to appeal.

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Section 1: Settlement of certain claims.

Article L643-4

If one or more distributions of sums precede the distribution of the price of the immovables, the preferential and mortgage creditors admitted shall contribute to the distributions in proportion to th…

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Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-4

At the end of the procedure for verification and admission of claims as provided for in Article L. 644-3 and the realisation of assets, the liquidator shall include his proposals for distribution on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-4

…offer and the third-party status of its author within the meaning of the provisions of Article L. 642-3. It also provides the court with all the information it needs to assess the conditions for disc…

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