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Article R743-33 of the French Commercial code

I. – The conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce shall communicate to the garde des sceaux, ministre de la justice, within twenty days of its request, any information in its possession enabling the latter to assess the professional abilities and good repute of each of the partners who intend to practise within the office and of each of the persons mentioned in II who fall within its remit.

II. – The partners not practising within the company, as well as the legal representatives who are not partners and the natural persons who are members of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of the company, must present sufficient guarantees as to their good repute.

III. – The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, shall reject the application for appointment if the legal and regulatory conditions to which it is subject, including that mentioned in II, are not met.

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Article R743-33

I. – Le conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce communique au garde des sceaux, ministre de la justice, dans les vingt jours suivant sa demande, toute information dont il dispose permettant à celui-ci d’apprécier les capacités professionnelles et l’honorabilité de chacun des associés qui entendent exercer au sein de l’office et de chacune des personnes mentionnées au II qui relèvent de ses attributions.

II. – Les associés n’exerçant pas la profession au sein de la société ainsi que les représentants légaux qui ne sont pas associés et les personnes physiques membres des organes d’administration, de direction ou de surveillance de la société, doivent présenter des garanties suffisantes en ce qui concerne leur honorabilité.

III. – Le garde des sceaux, ministre de la justice, rejette la demande de nomination si les conditions légales et règlementaires auxquelles elle est soumise, y compris celle mentionnée au II, ne sont pas remplies.

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