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Article R742-27-1 of the French Commercial code

The commercial court clerk who wishes to exercise his right of presentation shall inform the Minister for Justice, the Keeper of the Seals, by teleprocedure on the website of the Ministry of Justice, of this plan and of the amount of compensation requested in this respect, which corresponds to the value of the office. Unless the compensation requested appears to be manifestly excessive, an order of the Minister of Justice…

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Article R742-27-2 of the French Commercial code

When selecting a successful candidate from the competition provided for in article R. 742-6-1, the Registrar shall designate, from among the candidates from the same class, the highest-ranked candidate, provided that the candidate undertakes to pay the compensation requested. When selecting a company composed wholly or partly of successful candidates from the competition provided for in Article R. 742-6-1, the Registrar shall ensure that there is no successful candidate from…

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Article R742-28 of the French Commercial code

The candidate selected to succeed a commercial court clerk shall apply for the approval of the Minister of Justice, in the manner provided for in this article. The application for appointment shall be submitted to the Minister of Justice, by tele-procedure on the website of the Ministry of Justice. It shall be accompanied by any supporting documents, and in particular by the agreements entered into between the holder of the…

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Article R742-30 of the French Commercial code

The Minister of Justice may decide, within the jurisdiction of a commercial court and with the agreement of the court clerk or at his request, to create one or more branch registries. The decision lays down the conditions under which these registries are open to the public. Prior to his decision, the Minister of Justice consults the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce by registered letter with acknowledgement…

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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…

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Article R742-31-1 of the French Commercial code

The application for authorisation to extend the activity provided for in article L. 741-1 is submitted to the Minister of Justice, by tele-procedure on the Ministry of Justice website, no later than two months before the interested party’s seventieth birthday.

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Article R742-33 of the French Commercial code

The clerk of a commercial court at least one of whose offices is abolished as a result of a new delimitation of judicial districts and who has performed his duties for at least three years may, on application made within two years of the abolition of his office, take up the professions of court-appointed administrator, lawyer, auctioneer, bailiff, court-appointed agent and notary, under the conditions laid down in this section.

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