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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-19

The mandataire judiciaire shall take all measures to inform and consult creditors. Creditors who so request by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the mandataire judiciaire shall be k…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-19

The thresholds above which the court appoints an administrator to administer the business are identical to the thresholds set by article R. 621-11.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-19

The thresholds set pursuant to Article L. 626-9 beyond which the debates relating to the adoption of the plan must take place in the presence of the public prosecutor are those set out in article R. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-19

The court shall verify that the conditions required by article L. 642-12 are fulfilled and states in the judgment adopting the plan the securities whose charge is transferred. An extract of the judgme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-19

The commission totals the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each category or sub-category and allocates the seats in accordance with Article L. 713-16. Any ballot paper submitted in a form…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-19

Subject to the provisions of article R. 724-20, the presidents, vice-presidents, chamber presidents and judges of the commercial courts who have exercised these functions for at least fourteen years a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-19

The creation of a commercial court clerk's office is advertised by order of the Minister of Justice, Minister of Justice, indicating the amount of the compensation and setting the deadline for submitt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Transfers of personnel and property for the installation of departmental fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1425-19

Within three months of 29 December 1996, the president of the regional audit chamber shall draw up a list of arbitrators for each department, which shall include the name, profession and address of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-19

The various standardised forms used for the requests mentioned in article R. 1614-17 or for the declarations mentioned in article R. 1614-18 are provided free of charge by the State.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-19

When the death appears to be the result of a suspicious illness which must be verified in order to protect public health, the prefect may, on the written and reasoned assent of two doctors, prescribe…

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