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Showing 17811790 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-80

Legal public holidays are assimilated to days on which, under the laws in force, no payment may be demanded, nor any protest drawn up.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-139

For the application of article L. 2333-97 du code général des collectivités territoriales, la direction générale des finances publiques transmitte à la commune, ou, le cas échéant, à l'établissement p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-10

…on of the court referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 13 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 shall be determined pursuant to 2° of Article L. 721-8 if the debtor carries on a commercial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-11

A decree in Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-10

…are preventive within the meaning of the fifth subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, whether they allow for a restructuring of the busin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-7

…who proposes to give a commitment pursuant to Article 36 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 shall obtain the agreement of all local creditors affected by that commitment, including the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-8

…ocated for the purpose of verifying the conditions for approval of the undertaking. The undertaking may only be executed in accordance with the order issued by the president. II.-The opening of second…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-9

…f local creditors seeking, on the basis of Article 36(9) of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848, provisional or protective measures to ensure compliance with the terms of the undertaking by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-7

…ngs shall notify the undertaking he proposes to give pursuant to Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 to the debtor's known local creditors who have an establishment on national te…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-8

…otifies all known local creditors of the decision by any means and without delay. III.-The decision may be appealed, depending on the case, within ten days of its notification or from its publication…

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