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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties

Article R363-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the European Commission, where applicable, of the measures taken pursuant to the second and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 363-4.

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

Article L640-1

Judicial liquidation proceedings are hereby instituted for any debtor referred to in Article L. 640-2 who is in suspension of payments and whose recovery is manifestly impossible. Judicial liquidation…

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

Article L640-4

The opening of these proceedings must be requested by the debtor no later than forty-five days after the cessation of payments, if he has not within this period requested the opening of conciliation p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L627-3

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

Article L640-5

…blic prosecutor for the purpose of opening judicial liquidation proceedings. Subject to the same proviso, the proceedings may also be opened on the summons of a creditor, regardless of the nature of h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L627-1

The provisions of this chapter shall apply where no receiver has been appointed pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 621-4. The other provisions of this title are applicable insofar as they…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L627-2

The debtor shall exercise, after receiving the assent of the mandataire judiciaire, the option available to the administrator to continue current contracts and to request the termination of the lease…

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

Article L640-2

…quidation 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 natural p…

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

Article L640-6

The members of the social and economic committee may inform the president of the court or the public prosecutor of any fact revealing the cessation of payments by the debtor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L627-4

After the draft plan has been filed with the registry by the debtor, the court shall rule in the light of the official receiver's report.

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