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Showing 12011210 of 29388 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-18 du 13 Feb 2012

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

Article R626-18

…e the expiry of the periods provided for in Article L. 621-3. When a draft plan is not presented in due time, the court may be asked to close the proceedings by the public prosecutor, by any creditor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-18

The continuation of the business may be authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 641-10 for a period that may not exceed three months, subject to the provisions applicable to farms. This…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-18

…the court clerk to the debtor. When the court authorises, by this judgment, the resumption of individual actions by any creditor against the debtor, this is mentioned in these advertisements. In this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-18

…eard by the court. The other persons called to the hearing are summoned in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 626-17. The court shall rule on the termination of the disposal plan und…

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

Article R645-18

The closing judgement is notified to the debtor and communicated to the public prosecutor by the court clerk. At their request, creditors whose debts are wiped out may obtain a certified extract of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-18

…ronounced ex officio by the president of the court seised, by reasoned order, after having heard or duly summoned the debtor and obtained the opinion of the public prosecutor. The clerk of the commerc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-18

…ence of areas of economic activity within the boundaries of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry makes this necessary, delegations corresponding to administrative boundaries may be created b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-18

…r is appointed in secondary insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings, he shall receive a second fee determined by an o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-18

…ous year;2° Mandate expenditure relating to the capital repayment of annual debt repayments falling due before the approval of the budget ;3° Until the budget is approved, if this takes place before 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-18

On the date set in 2° of Article R. 713-14, the election organisation committee, composed of sections where applicable, shall proceed with the counting of postal votes in open session and in the prese…

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