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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guarantee of payment of claims arising from the employment contract.

Article L625-9

Without prejudice to the rules laid down in articles L. 625-7 and L. 625-8, claims arising from contracts of employment or apprenticeship contracts are guaranteed under the conditions laid down in art…

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Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-9

The court rules on the homologation after having heard or duly called in chambers the debtor, the creditors party to the agreement, the person or persons designated by the social and economic committe…

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Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-9

The business of the company is continued during the observation period, subject to the provisions of articles L. 622-10 to L. 622-16.

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Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-9

I.-A judgement opening or pronouncing a judicial liquidation automatically divests the debtor, from the date of the judgement, of the administration and disposal of his assets comprising the assets in…

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Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-9

Article L. 621-4, with the exception of the first sentence of the sixth paragraph, as well as the articles L. 621-4-1 to L. 621-11 shall apply to the receivership proceedings. The court may refer the…

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Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-9

The voting rights of directors subject to personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8 shall be exercised at the meetings of legal entities subject to receivership or compul…

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Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-9

In the judgment opening or pronouncing the judicial liquidation, the court shall set a time limit at the end of which the closure of the proceedings must be examined. If closure cannot be pronounced a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-9

At any time during the professional recovery proceedings, the court may, on the report of the assigned judge, open the judicial liquidation proceedings on which a ruling has been stayed if it is estab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-9

The penalties laid down in Articles L. 654-3 to L. 654-5 the fact:1° In the interest of the persons mentioned in article L. 654-1, to remove, conceal or hide all or part of their movable or immovable…

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Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-9

If the judgement is overturned requiring the case to be referred back to the court, the court of appeal may open a new observation period. This period is for a maximum of three months. In the event of…

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