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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to sole traders with limited liability

Article L711-8

When over-indebtedness proceedings are initiated before a commission at the request of a sole trader with limited liability, the latter shall indicate, when filing the case, whether proceedings instit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-8

The debtor whose request for treatment of the over-indebtedness situation is declared admissible is heard by the commission at his request. The commission may also hear any person it deems useful.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L742-8

The trustee or, failing that, the judge shall carry out the publicity measures intended to identify the creditors who file their claims.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Suspension of eviction orders

Article L722-8

…tion to the seizure of property and those ordered on the basis of the third paragraph of article 2198 of the Civil Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-8

When the debtor has already benefited from a personal recovery measure provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 724-1 and the debtor refers the matter back to the commission, the latter may, if it cons…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article L741-8

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L771-8

Debtors domiciled in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin come under the jurisdiction of the Guadeloupe over-indebtedness commission.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-8

The application shall be submitted on a form and shall include all the information and supporting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 217-24. If th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article R223-8

A Government representative is appointed by order of the Minister for the Economy to the body in order to check that it is complying with the legal and contractual obligations placed on it.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special conditions for bulk sales

Article D120-8

The special conditions, particularly with regard to safety, to which the bulk sale of certain products is subject shall be specified, as necessary, by joint order of the minister responsible for consu…

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