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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-10

The liquidator shall render the accounts. He is responsible for the documents given to him in the course of the proceedings for five years from the date of this rendering.

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Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-18

The public prosecutor may require the administrator or liquidator to hand over all deeds and documents held by them.

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

Article L713-11

The electors of the members of the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry are divided in each administrative district into three professional categories corresponding, respectively…

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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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BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L690-1

The court seised of an application to open insolvency proceedings in respect of a debtor may open, as the case may be, main insolvency proceedings or territorial or secondary insolvency proceedings.

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TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L721-1

Commercial courts are courts of first instance, composed of elected judges and a court clerk. Their jurisdiction is determined by the present code and specific codes and laws. Commercial courts are su…

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BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L670-1

The provisions of this Title shall apply to natural persons domiciled in the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, and to their estates, who are neither farmers nor persons exercising a com…

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TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L691-1

Without prejudice to the remedies otherwise open to them, the public prosecutor, by way of appeal, and any creditor, by way of appeal or third party opposition, as the case may be, may challenge the d…

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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
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-12

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the rules for the administrative and financial operation of the network's establishment…

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