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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L644-4

At the end of the procedure for verification and admission of claims as provided for in Article L. 644-3 and the realisation of assets, the liquidator shall include his proposals for distribution on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-5

The judge assigned shall have the powers provided for in Article L. 623-2. He shall immediately provide the agent assisting him with all information and documents required to perform his duties.

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TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-6

If the debtor is put in default or sued by a creditor during the course of the proceedings, the judge may, at the debtor's request, defer payment of the sums due for up to four months and order, for t…

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TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-10

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor and on the report of the judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or on the basis…

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Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-2

In the event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the persons mentioned in Article L. 654-1 against whom one of the following acts has been established are guilty of b…

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Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-19

The costs of proceedings brought by the administrator, the judicial representative, the employees' representative, the commissioner for the execution of the plan or the liquidator are borne by the Tre…

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TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L661-1

I.-The following are subject to appeal or cassation:1° Decisions ruling on the opening of safeguard or receivership proceedings on the part of the debtor, the pursuing creditor and the public prosecut…

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TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L662-4

Any dismissal envisaged by the administrator, the employer or the liquidator, as the case may be, of the employees' representative mentioned in articles L. 621-4 and L. 641-1 must be submitted to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L663-3-1

The remuneration of the agent appointed to assist the judge appointed pursuant to Article L. 645-4 is deducted from the sums allocated to the fund mentioned in Article L. 663-3. The conditions for the…

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Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-14

Article L. 144-7 is not applicable.

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