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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-10

For the application of this title, the members of the social and economic committee shall designate from among their number the person authorised to exercise the means of appeal on their behalf.

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Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-10

The court that declares personal bankruptcy may order disqualification from holding an elective public office. The disqualification is pronounced for a period equal to that of the personal bankruptcy,…

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Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-10

…relatives of the persons mentioned in Article L. 654-1, to misappropriate, divert or conceal assets belonging to a debtor subject to receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, is punishable b…

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Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-10

The liquidator shall render the accounts. He is responsible for the documents given to him in the course of the proceedings for five years from the date of this rendering.

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Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-10

I.-Notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article L. 711-7, a regional chamber of commerce and industry may, by agreement, entrust to a territorial or departmental chamber of commerce and industry in…

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Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-10

…relating to the holding and operation of markets for agricultural and food products are not applicable to markets of national interest.The general organisation of markets of national interest is dete…

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Section 3: Voting and electoral operations.

Article L723-10

Elections for commercial court judges are held by a two-round majority multi-member ballot. Candidates who obtain a number of votes at least equal to a majority of the votes cast and a quarter of the…

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Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-10

When a judicial tribunal has been designated under the conditions provided for in Article L. 722-4, the term of office of the judges of the Commercial Court relinquished shall not be interrupted durin…

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Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L812-10

…paragraph of Article L. 812-6, if he is not registered on the list of judicial representatives. Any breach of this provision is punishable by the penalties incurred for the offence of usurpation of ti…

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Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-10

Auditors and any person participating in an audit assignment shall be appointed in such a way as to avoid any conflict of interest with the statutory auditors who are the subject of the audits.

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