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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-1

A professional recovery procedure without liquidation is instituted, open to any debtor, natural person, mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 640-2, is in suspension of payments and whose re…

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BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L650-1

…sult of assistance granted, except in cases of fraud, blatant interference in the management of the debtor or if the guarantees taken in return for such assistance are disproportionate to it.In the ev…

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Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-3

Bankruptcy is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-4

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..

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Chapter IV: Bankruptcy and other offences.

Article L654-17

…th standing to act has not acted, after formal notice has remained unanswered within a period and under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L661-8

Where the public prosecutor is required to be notified of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings and of cases relating to the liability of corporate officers, an appeal in cassa…

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TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

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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TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L662-8

…to hear any proceedings concerning a company that owns or controls, within the meaning of articles L. 233-1 and L. 233-3, a company for which proceedings are pending before it. It also has jurisdicti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-12

…after pronouncement of the closure of the professional recovery procedure in application of article L. 645-10, it appears that the debtor has obtained the benefit of this procedure through an incomple…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-1

…ons exercising a commercial or craft activity, farmers and any other natural person exercising an independent professional activity including a liberal profession subject to a legislative or regulator…

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