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Showing 21812190 of 8110 articles for Art. CA Montpellier 21-12-2011

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-12

…modify the remaining observation period or extend it by a maximum of six months. For the purpose of carrying out the appraisal of the debtor's assets in the light of the inventory drawn up during the…

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TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-12

…eached, the court appoints one or more experts to assist them in their management mission. In other cases, the court may appoint its own experts. The president of the court determines the remuneration…

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TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-12

…y or indirectly, assets of the debtor or using them for his own benefit, having participated in any capacity whatsoever in the proceedings. The court seised shall declare the acquisition null and void…

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TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L661-12

The actions of the Public Prosecutor provided for in this Chapter shall be open to him even if he has not acted as principal party.

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Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-12

…gnment relates to assets subject to a special lien, pledge, charge or mortgage, the court shall allocate to each of these assets, for the purpose of apportioning the price and exercising the preferent…

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Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-12

…r article 65-3 of the decree of 30 October 1935 unifying the law on cheques and relating to payment cards, implemented on the occasion of the rejection of a cheque issued prior to the judgment opening…

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TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-12

When, after pronouncement of the closure of the professional recovery procedure in application of article L. 645-10, it appears that the debtor has obtained the benefit of this procedure through an in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-12

A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the rules for the administrative and financial operation of the network's establishment…

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Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-12

The members of the Paris - Ile-de-France regional chamber of commerce and industry and the members of the Ile-de-France departmental chambers of commerce and industry are respectively elected under th…

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