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Article L642-4 of the French Commercial code

The liquidator or the administrator, where one has been appointed, shall provide the court with all information required to verify the serious nature of the offer and the third-party status of its author within the meaning of the provisions of Article L. 642-3.

It also provides the court with all the information it needs to assess the conditions for discharging the liabilities, in particular with regard to the price offered, the residual assets to be recovered or realised, the debts from the period of continued operation and, where applicable, the other debts remaining to be borne by the debtor.

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Article L642-4

Le liquidateur ou l’administrateur lorsqu’il en a été désigné donne au tribunal tous éléments permettant de vérifier le caractère sérieux de l’offre ainsi que la qualité de tiers de son auteur au sens des dispositions de l’article L. 642-3.

Il donne également au tribunal tous éléments permettant d’apprécier les conditions d’apurement du passif, notamment au regard du prix offert, des actifs résiduels à recouvrer ou à réaliser, des dettes de la période de poursuite d’activité et, le cas échéant, des autres dettes restant à la charge du débiteur.

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