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Article R642-28 of the French Commercial code

The order ordering the sale by judicial auction made at the request of the liquidator or a pursuing creditor shall include, in addition to the indications mentioned in Article R. 642-22, the information required in 1°, 5°, 10° of Article R. 321-3 of the code des procédures civiles d’exécution.

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Article R642-29 of the French Commercial code

The official receiver may authorise the liquidator or the creditor to pursue the sale of several properties simultaneously, even if they are located in the jurisdictions of different judicial courts. He shall decide whether the sale of these properties will be pursued before the execution judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction each property is located or before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the address of the business…

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Article R642-29-1 of the French Commercial code

The schedule of conditions of sale shall be filed by the pursuer at the registry of the enforcement judge of the competent judicial court within two months of the publication of the order of the official receiver. As an exception to subsections 2 and 4 of section 1 and sections 2 and 3 of the chapitre II du titre II du livre III du code des procédures civiles d’exécution, at…

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Article R642-29-2 of the French Commercial code

Only the provisions of Section 4 of the chapitre II du titre II du livre III du code des procédures civiles d’exécution which are mentioned below. At the auction hearing, the procedure set out in sub-section 3 of the aforementioned section 4 shall be followed. Article R. 322-58 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures is applicable to the payment of taxed costs. In addition to the information required for…

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Article R642-30 of the French Commercial code

The order ordering the sale by amicable auction shall include, in addition to the information mentioned in Article R. 642-22, the statements required in 5° of Article R. 321-3 of the Code des procédures civiles d’exécution. It appoints the notary who will carry out the auction.

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Article R642-31 of the French Commercial code

The notary informs the registered creditors listed on the statement issued after publication of the order by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt that they are required to read the conditions of sale filed in his office at least two months before the date set for the auction and to have their comments and observations recorded therein at least one month before that date. By the same letter, the notary…

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Article R642-32 of the French Commercial code

Before the opening of the auction, the notary shall be provided by the bidders with an irrevocable bank guarantee or a bank cheque in accordance with Article R. 322-41 of the code des procédures civiles d’exécution. Where the successful bidder defaults, the sum paid or the security provided is acquired for distribution with the assets realised. The notary points out that bids will start from the amount of the upset…

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Article R642-33 of the French Commercial code

Within fifteen days of the auction, any person may make an overbid of the tenth by petition delivered or addressed to the registry of the enforcement judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the notary who conducted the sale resides. The higher bidder shall denounce this request by bailiff’s deed to the person or domicile of the successful bidder within article R. 322-52 of the Code of Civil Enforcement…

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Article R642-34 of the French Commercial code

If there is reason to reiterate the bids, the proceedings are continued before the enforcement judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the notary who carried out the sale resides. An authenticated copy of the auction report shall be deposited at the registry of the enforcement judge of the judicial court.

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