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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-17

Where redundancies on economic grounds are urgent, unavoidable and essential during the observation period, the administrator may be authorised by the juge-commissaire to make such redundancies. Prior…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-8

The court shall set the date of cessation of payments after seeking the debtor's observations. If this date is not determined, the cessation of payments is deemed to have occurred on the date of the j…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-12

In addition to the powers conferred on them by this title, the mission of the administrator or administrators shall be determined by the court. The latter shall charge them together or separately to a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article L631-4

For the application of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article L631-3

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information between authorities

Article L631-1

…d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers shall cooperate with each oth…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article L631-5

For the application of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article L631-6

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-2

The receivership procedure is applicable to any person carrying on a commercial, craft or agricultural activity as defined in article L. 311-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime and to any other na…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-15

I.-At the latest at the end of a period of two months from the opening judgment, the court shall order the observation period to continue if it appears to it that the debtor has sufficient financing c…

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