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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 16: Partial or total transfer of the business.

Article R631-42

…diciaire shall receive the sale price notwithstanding the execution of the deeds by the administrator. Where the debtor benefits from a reorganisation plan, the mandataire judiciaire remits the price…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-4

…is filed with the registry and communicated by the registrar to the debtor and the public prosecutor. It is supplemented by any information enabling the relevance of the draft plan to be assessed, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article R651-4

For the application of article L. 651-3, the formal notice given to the court-appointed agent to initiate the liability action is delivered by at least two supervising creditors. Their action is admis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-40

…nd, where applicable, the administrator may also request the assistance of any employee of the debtor.The order of the official receiver shall designate the natural persons whose electronic mail is tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article R653-4

…The court shall rule after hearing the applicant and obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R642-40

…ursuant to Articles L. 611-3 or L. 611-6 have sufficiently publicised the preparation of the transfer.

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Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-4

As soon as the sale is published, the liquidator shall request from the land registry service a statement of the subsisting registrations in accordance with Article 2449 of the Civil Code, with a view…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R642-41

Where, pursuant to article L. 642-24, there are grounds for the official receiver to authorise the liquidator to compromise or settle, the court clerk shall summon the debtor to the hearing fifteen da…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R711-4

Associate members take part in deliberations in an advisory capacity and may represent the chambers in all bodies in which they participate, without being able to commit them financially or contractua…

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