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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to overseas departments and regions

Article L696-1

For the application in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion of Title IX of Book VI, the words: "specially designated commercial court" are replaced by the words: "territorially competent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Information for foreign creditors and declaration of claims

Article L693-1

Any foreign creditor or his agent or representative of his choice and, where applicable, the insolvency practitioners appointed to represent the interests of creditors in insolvency proceedings opened…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners and the courts

Article L695-3

The court which has opened insolvency proceedings may appoint a judge, empower the official receiver or appoint a judicial representative to implement cooperation and communication between courts and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners and the courts

Article L695-5

A decree in Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners and the courts

Article L695-1

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners, between courts and between insolvency practitioners, and between courts, in insolvency pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners and the courts

Article L695-2

I.-The judicial representative shall inform the official receiver of requests for cooperation and communication sent by the insolvency practitioner appointed in proceedings opened by the court of anot…

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Chapter V: Cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners and the courts

Article L695-4

The judge or the judicial representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 695-3 shall communicate with the courts and bodies designated in the context of insolvency proceedings opened in respect of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-2

I.-The court hearing an application to open secondary insolvency proceedings shall reject the application where the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings or the debtor in possessi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-4

For the purposes of applying Article 46 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848, the court or official receiver who, after obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor, grants the request…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-1

Other than the persons mentioned respectively in Article L. 631-4 and in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 631-5 or to Article L. 640-4 and the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 64…

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