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

Article L645-5

The judge assigned shall have the powers provided for in Article L. 623-2. He shall immediately provide the agent assisting him with all information and documents required to perform his duties.

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

Article L645-6

…edings, the judge may, at the debtor's request, defer payment of the sums due for up to four months and order, for the same period, the suspension of any enforcement proceedings initiated by the credi…

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

Article L645-10

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor and on the report of the judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or on the basis…

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

Article L645-9

…if the investigation has revealed the existence of elements likely to give rise to the sanctions provided for by Title V of this book or to the application of the provisions of Articles L. 632-1 to L.…

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

Article L645-11

…e judgment opening the procedure, was brought to the attention of the judge appointed by the debtor and was the subject of the information provided for in Article L. 645-8. Debts corresponding to empl…

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

Article L645-8

…s of III of the same article, immediately informs known creditors of the opening of the proceedings and invites them to notify it, within two months of receipt of this notice, of the amount of their c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L651-2

…ion of a legal entity reveals a shortfall in assets, the court may, in the event of mismanagement having contributed to the shortfall in assets, decide that the amount of the shortfall in assets will…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L651-3

In the cases provided for in Article L. 651-2, the matter shall be referred to the court by the liquidator or the public prosecutor.In the collective interest of the creditors, the matter may also be…

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

Article L645-2

The recovery procedure may not be opened in respect of a debtor who, for less than five years, has been the subject, in respect of any of his assets, of a judicial liquidation procedure closed for ins…

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

Article L645-4

…ng all information on the debtor's financial situation, in particular the amount of his liabilities and the value of his assets. The court shall appoint a judicial representative or a person chosen on…

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