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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-3

The successful bidder shall have the auction deed or judgement published at the land registry within two months of its date and, in the event of an appeal, within two months of the confirmatory judgem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R651-3

Judgments handed down pursuant to article L. 651-2 are communicated by the registrar to the public prosecutor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R661-3

…liability for insufficient assets, personal bankruptcy or prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8. However, the period within which the debtor may lodge an appeal against the judgment adopting o…

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TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-3

…bility for insufficient assets, personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8, with the exception of civil liability actions brought against the administrator, the mandataire…

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

Article R641-34

…supporting documents shall be sent by the liquidator to the institutions mentioned in Article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code, brought before the industrial tribunal in accordance with article L. 641-…

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

Article R645-3

When it appears that the debtor does not meet the conditions required to benefit from the professional recovery procedure, the court rejects the debtor's application and rules on the application to op…

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Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-36

…he profession, whether active or retired. The remuneration or subsidies provided for in article L. 631-11 are set by the juge-commissaire after consulting the liquidator and the administrator, where o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-3

…r where one has been appointed, shall produce at the hearing the documents mentioned in article R. 631-36. The judgment adopting the plan indicates the number of employees whose redundancy is authoris…

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

Article R641-37

The liquidator may operate the debtor's bank accounts under his signature for a period of six months from the judgment pronouncing the liquidation or, beyond that, for the duration of the continuation…

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

Article R641-39

The list of claims mentioned in I of Article L. 641-13, brought to the attention of the administrator where one has been appointed or of the liquidator, pursuant to IV of the same article, shall be fi…

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