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Article R742-31 of the French Commercial code

Within one month of their appointment, commercial court clerks take an oath before the commercial court, in the following terms:

“I swear to faithfully perform my duties with accuracy and probity and to observe in everything the duties they impose on me.”

They may only perform their duties from the day on which they take the oath.

Any commercial court clerk who does not take the oath of office within one month of the publication of his appointment in the Journal officiel shall be declared to have resigned from his office, unless he can show good cause.

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Article R742-31

Dans le mois de leur nomination, les greffiers des tribunaux de commerce prêtent serment devant le tribunal de commerce, en ces termes :

“Je jure de loyalement remplir mes fonctions avec exactitude et probité et d’observer en tout les devoirs qu’elles m’imposent.”

Ils ne peuvent exercer leurs fonctions qu’à compter du jour de leur prestation de serment.

Tout greffier de tribunal de commerce qui ne prête pas le serment professionnel dans le mois de la publication de sa nomination au Journal officiel est déclaré démissionnaire de ses fonctions, sauf s’il peut justifier d’un motif valable.

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