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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-11

A decree in Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-10

…° A list of the employees employed on the date of the application to open the proceedings, the name and address of each of them, the socio-professional category to which they belong, the place where t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-40

When, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 694-14 to 695-9-57, the departments and units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 transmit information obtained from the department mentioned in Article L. 561-2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-41

…e secure electronic means of communication specified by joint order of the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Interior.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-42

The public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the officers or agents of the judicial police mentioned in articles 60-1,77-1-1 and 99-3 keep registers enabling the traceability of requests receive…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-7

…e works council of the establishment or, failing that, to the staff delegates. Failure by employees and public creditors to respond within sixty days of receipt of the commitment proposal shall consti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-8

I.-The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings shall apply to the president of the specially designated commercial court or the competent judicial court within whose jurisdiction th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-9

…edings may be appealed by that practitioner, the debtor in possession, the applicant local creditor and the public prosecutor. Where appropriate, the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-7

…th acknowledgement of receipt. Enclosed with this letter are: 1° A statement of the debtor's assets and liabilities with a breakdown of preferential liabilities and unsecured liabilities; 2° All propo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article R692-8

…posal for the undertaking by the known creditors concerned as well as the documents mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article R. 692-7, and ; 4° Of proof of the agreement of the known local creditors concerne…

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