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Article L653-7 of the French Commercial code

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 653-3 to L. 653-6 and L. 653-8, the matter is referred to the court by the judicial representative, the liquidator or the public prosecutor.

In the collective interest of the creditors, the matter may also be referred to the court at any time during the proceedings by the majority of the creditors appointed as controllers when the court-appointed agent with standing has not taken the actions provided for in the same articles, after a formal notice has remained unanswered within a period and under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.

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Article L653-7

Dans les cas prévus aux articles L. 653-3 à L. 653-6 et L. 653-8, le tribunal est saisi par le mandataire judiciaire, le liquidateur ou le ministère public.

Dans l’intérêt collectif des créanciers, le tribunal peut également être saisi à toute époque de la procédure par la majorité des créanciers nommés contrôleurs lorsque le mandataire de justice ayant qualité pour agir n’a pas engagé les actions prévues aux mêmes articles, après une mise en demeure restée sans suite dans un délai et des conditions fixés par décret en Conseil d’Etat.

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