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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 11: Intervention.

Article L511-70

…ication of the person for whom it is made. In the absence of this indication, the payment is deemed to have been made for the drawer. The bill of exchange and the protest, if one has been drawn up, mu…

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TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-7

…f its own motion or on the proposal of the official receiver or at the request of the public prosecutor, proceed with the replacement of the administrator, the expert or the official receiver or add o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-7

Repossessions made pursuant to article L. 624-5 are exercised only against the debts and mortgages with which these assets are legally encumbered.

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TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-7

The liquidator shall keep the official receiver, the debtor and the public prosecutor informed of the progress of the proceedings at least every three months.The official receiver and the public prose…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-7

Without prejudice to Article L. 622-6, the debtor draws up a list of the claims of each affected party having participated in the conciliation that must be the subject of the declaration provided for…

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TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-7

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 653-3 to L. 653-6 and L. 653-8, the matter is referred to the court by the judicial representative, the liquidator or the public prosecutor. In the collective…

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TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-7

…of II of article L. 812-2 or on the basis of III of the same article may take any action necessary to preserve the debtor's rights. They shall report to the assigned judge without delay.

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TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-7

…establishments. It attends their deliberative bodies as of right. Certain deliberations are subject to its approval under conditions laid down by regulation.The competent authority may authorise a pub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-7

…iate, the communication of confidential documents between the mandataire de justice and the coordinator under the conditions set out in Article L. 695-2.

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Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-7

I.-Members of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial shall comply with the obligations to file the declarations provided for in 6° of I of Article 11 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013…

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