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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34-4

…f creditors, and Subsection 4 of Section 1 of Chapter VI of Title II of this Book, relating to the settlement of public claims, are applicable to the receivership proceedings.

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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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D631-2

…mentary protection certificates and topographies of semiconductor products pursuant to the articles L. 611-2, L. 615-17 et L. 622-7of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with Article…

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

Article R631-43

…y the president of the court.This decision is a judicial administration measure not subject to appeal.It is communicated to the persons cited in article R. 621-7and mentioned in the registers provided…

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

Article R631-8

Where applicable, the court clerk shall notify the pursuing creditors that they may inspect the report referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 621-3 at the court clerk's office and at the sa…

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

Article R631-9

For the application of article R. 621-11, the number of employees to be taken into account is assessed on the date of the request or, in the event of an ex officio referral, on the date the debtor is…

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

Article R631-4

When the Public Prosecutor's Office requests that the proceedings be opened by petition, the petition shall state the facts on which the request is based. The president of the court, through the clerk…

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

Article R631-2

…sued by the court clerk, of the referral to the president of the judicial court pursuant to Article L. 351-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. An application to open receivership proceedings is,…

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

Article R631-3

…the court shall cause the debtor to be summoned at the instance of the court clerk, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to appear within the time limit it shall set. Attached to the…

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

Article R631-6

A court of appeal which sets aside or reverses a judgment ruling on the opening of receivership proceedings may, of its own motion, open receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings.

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