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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-10-4

The invalidity or termination of the amicable agreement does not render ineffective the clauses whose purpose is to organise its consequences.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-8-1

The social and economic committee is informed by the debtor of the content of the agreement when the debtor applies for approval.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-13

…he duties of an ad hoc trustee or conciliator may not be carried out by a person who, during the previous twenty-four months, has received, in any capacity whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any remu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-16

…ucing the debtor's rights or increasing his obligations solely as a result of the appointment of a mandataire ad hoc pursuant to article L. 611-3 or the opening of conciliation proceedings pursuant to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-1

The purpose of transferring the business is to ensure the maintenance of activities likely to operate independently, of all or some of the jobs attached to them and to pay off liabilities. The transfe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-5

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor's office and hearing or duly summoning the debtor, the liquidator, the administrator where one has been appointed, the person or persons appointed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-3

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-12

…rtgage, the court shall allocate to each of these assets, for the purpose of apportioning the price and exercising the preferential right, the share of the price, determined on the basis of the invent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-13

…he person who has submitted the acquisition offer allowing the best conditions to ensure employment and the payment of creditors in the most sustainable manner.The court shall rule after hearing or du…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-15

In the case of a management lease, the business must actually be sold within two years of the judgment adopting the plan.

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