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Article L143-8 of the French Commercial code

The Commercial Court, seised of a claim for payment relating to the operation of a business, may, if it makes an order and if the creditor so requests, by the same judgment order the sale of the business. It shall rule in accordance with the terms of the first and second paragraphs of article L. 143-4 and shall set the time limit after which, in the absence of payment, the sale may be pursued. The provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 143-4 and the articles L. 143-6 and L. 143-7 shall apply to the sale so ordered by the commercial court.

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Article L143-8

Le tribunal de commerce, saisi de la demande en paiement d’une créance se rattachant à l’exploitation d’un fonds de commerce, peut, s’il prononce une condamnation et si le créancier le requiert, ordonner par le même jugement la vente du fonds. Il statue dans les termes des premier et deuxième alinéas de l’article L. 143-4 et fixe le délai après lequel, à défaut de paiement, la vente pourra être poursuivie. Les dispositions du quatrième alinéa de l’article L. 143-4 et des articles L. 143-6 et L. 143-7 sont applicables à la vente ainsi ordonnée par le tribunal de commerce.

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