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Showing 21312140 of 28899 articles for Art. Loi 2023-171 du 9 mars 2023

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-9

…n is not closed. The debtor's rights and actions concerning his assets are exercised throughout the duration of the judicial liquidation by the liquidator.However, the debtor may bring a civil action…

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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 III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-9

The voting rights of directors subject to personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8 shall be exercised at the meetings of legal entities subject to receivership or compul…

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Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-9

…riod, the court may extend the term by a reasoned decision.When there are no longer any liabilities due or when the liquidator has sufficient sums to pay off the creditors, or when the continuation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-9

At any time during the professional recovery proceedings, the court may, on the report of the assigned judge, open the judicial liquidation proceedings on which a ruling has been stayed if it is estab…

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Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-9

…of three months. In the event of an appeal against the judgment ruling on the judicial liquidation during the observation period or adopting or rejecting the safeguard plan or the judicial recovery p…

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Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-9

As long as the sale price has not been paid in full, the transferee may not, with the exception of stocks, dispose of or lease under management the tangible or intangible assets it has acquired.Howeve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-9

The regional chambers of commerce and industry draw up, in line with the regional plan contract for the development of vocational training and guidance, a regional scheme for vocational training which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-9

…omatically by the competent authority, after adversarial proceedings, in the event of serious misconduct in the performance of his duties.When circumstances compromise the operation of an establishmen…

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Section 2: Collective coordination procedure

Article L694-9

…shall rule by a non-appealable order on disagreements relating to the collective coordination procedure between the judicial administrator and the judicial representative appointed in the insolvency…

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