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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 17: Closure of the proceedings.

Article R631-43

…ssignment reports have been approved by the juge-commissaire, the proceedings are the subject of a closure order issued by the president of the court.This decision is a judicial administration measure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-1

The application to open receivership proceedings is filed by the legal representative of the legal entity or by the individual debtor at the registry of the competent court.Attached to this applicatio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-2

For the application of this Code in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "tribunal judiciaire" (judicial court) by "tribunal de première instance" (court of fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34-5

When the meetings referred to in article L. 626-3 have been called upon, in vain, to reconstitute shareholders' equity which has fallen below half the share capital, the minutes of the deliberations s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-2

A creditor's writ specifies the nature and amount of the claim and contains any evidence likely to characterise the debtor's cessation of payments. Where a farm is involved, the creditor shall attach…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 13: Judgment adopting the plan.

Article R631-35

The articles R. 626-17 to R. 626-51, excluding article R. 626-18, the second and third paragraphs of article R. 626-20, and of article R. 626-22, are applicable to the receivership proceedings. The co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D631-1

As stated in article D. 211-5 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts called upon to hear actions relating to new plant varieties pursuant to article L.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-1

In the absence of adaptation, references made by the provisions of this code applicable in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-3

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the functions assigned to bailiffs by this code are carried out by the persons listed in article 183 of decree no. 548 of 2 November 1942, as amended, on the judicial orga…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to civil disputes

Article R631-1

Civil disputes arising from the application of this Code shall, where the amount of the claim does not exceed €5,000, be governed by the rules relating to referral by application in accordance with th…

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