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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-19

A notice of the closure judgment is sent for insertion in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. This insertion shall contain an indication of the name of the debtor, his business…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R612-5

For the application of the provisions of Books III and V, insofar as they relate to property conservation measures :1° References to Decree No. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Place of service.

Article 689-1

Any party residing abroad has the option of declaring to the registry of the court seised, as soon as the proceedings are instituted, that he elects domicile in France in order to be made the addresse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-39

When the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire has completed his assignment, he shall file an end-of-assignment report at the court registry. Any interested party may examine it.When the judicial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-3

Disputes are referred to the judicial court by means of an application. At the request of the court registry, the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Enrolment and Disciplinary Commission and appeals against its decisions

Article R814-2-1

An appeal may be lodged with the Paris Court of Appeal, within one month of notification of the decision of the commission ruling on disciplinary matters or on the basis of the first paragraph of Arti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Disputes raised before the judicial tribunal or the court of appeal.

Article 310

The judgment declaring the forgery is mentioned in the margin of the deed recognised as forged. It specifies whether the minutes of the authentic instruments will be restored to the depository from wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 536

The inaccurate characterisation of a judgment by the judges who delivered it shall have no effect on the right to appeal. If the appeal is declared inadmissible on account of such inaccuracy, the deci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-10

The call to creditors provided for in Article L. 741-8 shall be published by the registry of the judicial court in accordance with the forms provided for in Article R. 723-2.Failing agreement between…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Non-contentious proceedings.

Article 952

The judge may, on this declaration, modify or retract his decision. If this is not the case, the court registrar shall without delay transmit the case file with the declaration and a copy of the decis…

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