French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.
Article L654-3
Bankruptcy is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.
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Bankruptcy is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.
When the perpetrator or accomplice to bankruptcy is a manager of an investment services provider, the penalties are increased to seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €100,000..
In the event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the persons mentioned in Article L. 654-1 against whom one of the following acts has been established are guilty of b…
Corporate entities held criminally liable for the offences provided for in Articles L. 654-3 and L. 654-4 incur the following penalties: 1° A fine, in accordance with the terms set out in Article 131-…
The electoral list for elections to the commercial courts is drawn up by a commission chaired by the judge responsible for supervising the trade and companies register. In the event of the creation of…
When safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings are opened against a judge of a commercial court, the person concerned ceases to hold office from the date of the opening judgment. He shall be…
Subject to the provisions relating to supplementary elections set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 723-11, judges of the commercial courts are elected for two years at the time of their first…
The cessation of the duties of a commercial court judge results from: 1° The expiry of the electoral mandate, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 722-6 and the third paragr…
The persons mentioned in article L. 723-1 may form part of the electoral college only on condition :
Before taking office, commercial court judges take an oath. The oath is as follows: I swear to perform my duties well and faithfully, to keep the deliberations secret and to conduct myself in everythi…
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