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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-5

Proposals for the settlement of debts may relate to deadlines, remissions and conversions into securities giving or capable of giving access to capital. They are, as and when they are drawn up and und…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of the business during the observation period.

Article R631-19

The articles R. 622-6 to R. 622-8 are applicable to the receivership proceedings.Article R. 622-6 is also applicable where the application for authorisation submitted on the basis of II of Article L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-7

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of article L. 141-6 of the present code, cover shall continue in the event of the policyholder's safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings. In the ev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I à l'article R4312-1

Technical rules on health and safety applicable to new machines or machines considered as new mentioned in article R. 4312-1 of the Labour Code General principles. 1° The manufacturer of a machine mus…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

VI-1. Automatic financial assistance for the video editing of cinematographic and audiovisual worksV-1.1 Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment grant(Articles 611-10 e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article Annexe I à l'article A341-1

ANNEX I: TECHNICAL OPERATING ACCOUNT FOR OPERATIONS UNDER THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICESIN THE FOLLOWING EEC MEMBER STATE: COUNTRY OF RISK. GROUPSof classesACCIDENTS SicknessFIRE and other damage to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
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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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

I.-Without prejudice to the right of ownership or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-3

The court appoints one or more court-appointed administrators. Where the conciliator is registered on the list provided for in Article L. 811-2 or on the list provided for in Article L. 812-2, the cou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article L624-3

An appeal against the decisions of the juge commissaire taken pursuant to this section is open to the creditor, the debtor or the mandataire judiciaire. However, a creditor whose claim is discussed in…

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