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Article R631-5 of the French Commercial code

Where, in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 631-3, the court is seised at the request of the public prosecutor, Article R. 631-4 is applicable to the heirs of the debtor whose address is known. If there are heirs whose address is unknown, the president of the judicial court seised of its own motion, or seised at the request of the public prosecutor, the administrator or the judicial representative shall appoint a representative to represent them.

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Article R631-5

Lorsque, dans le cas prévu au deuxième alinéa de l’article L. 631-3, le tribunal est saisi sur la requête du ministère public, l’article R. 631-4 est applicable aux héritiers du débiteur dont l’adresse est connue. S’il existe des héritiers dont l’adresse est inconnue, le président du tribunal judiciaire se saisissant d’office, ou saisi sur la requête du ministère public, de l’administrateur ou du mandataire judiciaire désigne un mandataire chargé de les représenter.

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