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

Article L641-13

…act regularly decided after the judgment opening the safeguard or receivership proceedings, if applicable, and after the judgment opening the compulsory liquidation proceedings;or if they have arisen…

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Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-13

…the payment of creditors in the most sustainable manner.The court shall rule after hearing or duly calling the liquidator, the court-appointed administrator where one has been appointed, the auditors…

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Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-13

If the judicial liquidation is closed due to insufficient assets and it appears that assets have not been realised or that actions in the interest of creditors have not been taken during the course of…

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Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-13

A creditor who, after the judgment opening the safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, enters into an agreement involving a particular advantage to be borne by the debtor shall…

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Chapter III: Election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-13

The distribution of seats between professional categories and sub-categories is made taking into account the tax bases of the nationals, the number of nationals and the number of employees they employ…

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Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-13

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Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-13

Where none of the candidates fulfils the condition of seniority required to be president of the commercial court, the first president of the court of appeal, on application by the public prosecutor, m…

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Chapter III: Conditions of practice.

Article L743-13

…o fees are payable by the natural persons mentioned in article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code carrying on a commercial activity for formalities relating to registration in the Trade and Companie…

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Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-13

…ed from performing his duties by the judicial court of the place where he is established. In urgent cases, provisional suspension may be ordered even before criminal or disciplinary proceedings have b…

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Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-13

…811-2, the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or III of the same article which may be communicated by electronic means. Court-appointed administrators and judicial representatives shall proceed…

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