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Article L722-4 of the French Commercial code

When a commercial court cannot be constituted or rule, the court of appeal, seised at the request of the public prosecutor, shall designate, if the provisions of Articles L. 722-13 and L. 722-15, the judicial court located within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal called upon to hear the cases entered on the roll of the commercial court and those subsequently referred to it. If the referral results from the impossibility of complying with the requirements of Article L. 722-2, the judicial court shall only be seised of safeguard, recovery and judicial liquidation cases.

The clerk of the commercial court is not relieved of his duties and continues to exercise his functions with the referring court.

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Article L722-4

Lorsqu’un tribunal de commerce ne peut se constituer ou statuer, la cour d’appel, saisie sur requête du procureur général, désigne, s’il n’a pas été fait application des dispositions des articles L. 722-13 et L. 722-15, le tribunal judiciaire situé dans le ressort de la cour d’appel appelé à connaître des affaires inscrites au rôle du tribunal de commerce et de celles dont il aurait été saisi ultérieurement. Si le renvoi résulte de l’impossibilité de respecter les prescriptions de l’article L. 722-2, le tribunal judiciaire n’est saisi que des affaires de sauvegarde, redressement et de liquidation judiciaires.

Le greffier du tribunal de commerce n’est pas dessaisi de ses attributions et continue d’exercer ses fonctions auprès du tribunal de renvoi.

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