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Article L143-4 of the French Commercial code

The court appoints, if necessary, a provisional administrator of the business, sets the upset prices, determines the main conditions of the sale, and appoints the public officer who draws up the specifications to carry out the sale.

Extraordinary publicity, where useful, is regulated by the judgment or, failing this, by order of the president of the commercial court made on application.

The latter may, by the decision rendered, authorise the pursuing creditor, if there is no other registered or opposing creditor, and subject to deduction of preferential costs for the benefit of whomsoever is entitled, to receive the price directly and on his simple receipt, either from the successful bidder or from the selling public officer, as the case may be, in deduction or up to the amount of his claim in principal, interest and costs.

The Commercial Court shall rule, within fifteen days of the first hearing, by unopposable judgment, enforceable on the original. An appeal against the judgment has suspensive effect. It is lodged within fifteen days of being served on the parties and judged by the court within one month. The judgment is enforceable on the original copy.

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Article L143-4

Le tribunal nomme, s’il y a lieu, un administrateur provisoire du fonds, fixe les mises à prix, détermine les conditions principales de la vente, commet pour y procéder l’officier public qui dresse le cahier des charges.

La publicité extraordinaire, lorsqu’elle est utile, est réglée par le jugement ou, à défaut, par ordonnance du président du tribunal de commerce rendue sur requête.

Ce dernier peut, par la décision rendue, autoriser le poursuivant, s’il n’y a pas d’autre créancier inscrit ou opposant, et sauf prélèvement des frais privilégiés au profit de qui de droit, à toucher le prix directement et sur sa simple quittance, soit de l’adjudicataire, soit de l’officier public vendeur, selon les cas, en déduction ou jusqu’à concurrence de sa créance en principal, intérêts et frais.

Le tribunal de commerce statue, dans la quinzaine de la première audience, par jugement non susceptible d’opposition, exécutoire sur minute. L’appel du jugement est suspensif. Il est formé dans la quinzaine de sa signification à partie et jugé par la cour dans le mois. L’arrêt est exécutoire sur minute.

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