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Article R611-16 of the French Commercial code

In the event of failure to comply with the injunction to do which he has issued, the president of the court shall rule on the liquidation of the astreinte. He shall rule as a last resort when the amount of the astreinte does not exceed the rate of jurisdiction as a last resort of the commercial court. The amount of the penalty imposed is paid to the Treasury and recovered…

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Article R611-17 of the French Commercial code

The request for information provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 611-2 is sent from the expiry of the period provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 611-13. It shall be in writing and accompanied by a copy of the order referred to in article R. 611-13 and the minutes referred to in article R. 611-15. If the request has been made in the form and…

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Article R611-18 of the French Commercial code

The request for the appointment of an ad hoc trustee provided for in Article L. 611-3 shall be made in writing. It is addressed or delivered to the president of the commercial court or the judicial court, as the case may be, by the legal representative of the legal entity or by the debtor who is a natural person, and filed at the registry. This application sets out the reasons…

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Article R611-19 of the French Commercial code

As soon as the application is received, the president of the court shall have the court clerk summon the legal representative of the legal entity or the debtor who is a natural person in order to obtain his observations. The order appointing the mandataire ad hoc shall define the purpose of his mission, specifying, if the debtor is an entrepreneur, the activity concerned, and shall set the terms of his…

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Article R611-22 of the French Commercial code

The request for the opening of conciliation proceedings addressed or delivered to the president of the court pursuant to Article L. 611-6 is accompanied, subject to the specific provisions applicable to the debtor, by the following documents: 1° The unique identification number; 2° The statement of receivables and debts accompanied by a schedule and a list of the main creditors; 3° The statement of assets and liabilities of sureties as…

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Article R611-23 of the French Commercial code

As soon as the request is received, the president of the court shall have the court clerk summon the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the debtor natural person in order to hear their explanations. The order appointing the conciliator shall define the purpose of the conciliator’s mission and set the terms of the conciliator’s remuneration in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this chapter, as…

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Article R611-23-1 of the French Commercial code

I. – When the conditions provided for in 4° of Article L. 721-8 are met, the debtor shall address or submit directly to the president of the competent specialised commercial court his request for the opening of conciliation proceedings.

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