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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R631-3

When the court exercises its ex officio power and unless the interested parties have previously been invited to present their observations, the court shall cause the debtor to be summoned at the insta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-31

Articles R. 624-13 to R. 624-16 are applicable to the receivership proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-39

Without prejudice to the application of the first two paragraphs of Article R. 642-40, the administrator shall notify the registry of the essential characteristics of the business or branch(es) of bus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-37

The recourse provided for in article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-33

The one-year period provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 626-18 runs from the date of the judgment approving the plan.

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TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R653-3

When the court pronounces personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8, it is mentioned in the notice of judgment that the procedure for obtaining relief from these sanction…

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Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-35

Unless otherwise provided in this Title, the regulatory provisions relating to actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judiciaire shall apply when they are pursued or brought by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Sales of immovable property.

Article R642-36

The authorisation for the sale by mutual agreement of one or more properties, issued pursuant to article L. 642-18, determines the price of each property and the essential terms of the sale. The order…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-3

The successful bidder shall have the auction deed or judgement published at the land registry within two months of its date and, in the event of an appeal, within two months of the confirmatory judgem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R651-3

Judgments handed down pursuant to article L. 651-2 are communicated by the registrar to the public prosecutor.

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