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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
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Article L631-6

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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
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-20

Notwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 626-27, if the debtor's payments cease during the implementation of the plan, the court that approved the plan decides, after receiv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-8

The court shall set the date of cessation of payments after seeking the debtor's observations. If this date is not determined, the cessation of payments is deemed to have occurred on the date of the j…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-5

…t to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected; 3° The publication of the completion of the liquidation, if it concerns a legal entity not subject to registration. In addition, pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-4

The opening of receivership proceedings must be requested by the debtor at the latest within forty-five days of the cessation of payments if he has not, within this period, requested the opening of co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-6

The members of the social and economic committee may inform the president of the court or the public prosecutor of any fact revealing the cessation of payments by the debtor.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF AN EXPULSION DECISION

Article R631-1

…istrative authority ascertains the state of health of the foreign national defined in 5° of article L. 631-3 under the conditions laid down in articles R. 611-1 and R. 611-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-14

…representing their corporate rights are transferred to the special account provided for in Article L. 631-10 a certificate allowing them to attend company meetings. Unless the court decides otherwise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-1

…st four of the members of the Haut Conseil de Stabilité Financière mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 631-2 are of the same sex, each of the authorities mentioned in the sixth paragraph of the same A…

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