Article R522-20 of the French Commercial code
November 5, 2023
Receipts and warrants issued by the operator shall include on the front a statement that the goods are insured against fire under the shop’s general policies. .
Receipts and warrants issued by the operator shall include on the front a statement that the goods are insured against fire under the shop’s general policies. .
At the request of the bearer of the combined receipt and warrant, the goods deposited shall be split up into as many lots as he sees fit, and the original title replaced by as many receipts and warrants as there are lots.
The administration of the general shop shall liquidate at the request of the holder of the receipt or warrant the debts and costs listed in Article L. 522-32 and whose lien takes precedence over that of the claim secured on the warrant. The settlement slip issued by the general shop administration bears the numbers of the receipt and warrant to which it refers.
On presentation of the protested warrant, the administration of the general shop shall give the broker appointed for the sale by the warrant holder every facility to proceed with the sale. It shall deliver the goods to the buyer only on presentation of the report of the sale and in return for: 1° Proof of payment of preferential duties and costs, as well as the amount of the sum due…
In addition to the ordinary trade books and the book of receipts and warrants, the administration of the general shop shall keep a counterfoil book intended to record the deposits that may be made to it pursuant to Articles L. 522-30 and L. 522-32. All these books are quoted and initialled, by first and last leaves.
The platform manager who keeps the register referred to in Article L. 522-37-1 establishes the rules for the operation of this register and the conditions for the issue of storage receipts by general shop operators. In compliance with the provisions of the first, second and third paragraphs of Article L. 522-37-2, these rules specify in particular: 1° The persons who may be authorised by the platform manager to consult the…
In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 522-37-1, the operating rules for the register provided for in the previous article set out the information to be sent by general shops to the platform manager to enable the latter to check its accuracy. This manager shall ensure, by means of documentary or on-site checks, that these general warehouses have an organisation and procedures enabling the identity of holders of storage…
The pledge is enforceable against third parties from the date of its entry mentioned in the register. This entry also includes a number assigned by the manager of the platform referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 522-37-1.
In support of his request to the platform manager for entry in the register of the pledge of goods represented by a warehouse receipt, the creditor shall provide the following information: 1° Designation of the pledgor and the creditor: a) In the case of a natural person: surname, first names, date and place of birth, place of residence and, where applicable, his unique identification number supplemented, where applicable, by the…
The pledge is retained for five years from the date of registration. Its effect ceases if the registration has not been renewed before the expiry of this period. In this case, the platform manager automatically deletes the registration.
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