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Article L692-1 of the French Commercial code

Other than the persons mentioned respectively in Article L. 631-4 and in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 631-5 or to Article L. 640-4 and the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 640-5, the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings opened on the territory of another Member State may request the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings for receivership or compulsory liquidation in respect of the debtor…

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Article L692-2 of the French Commercial code

I.-The court hearing an application to open secondary insolvency proceedings shall reject the application where the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings or the debtor in possession, having been heard or duly summoned, provides evidence of having given an undertaking in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 692-7 et L. 692-8. II.-The court which suspends the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings under the conditions of Article 38(3) of…

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Article L692-3 of the French Commercial code

The judgment opening secondary insolvency proceedings is subject to appeal or third-party objection by the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings if he considers that the court has not complied with the provisions of Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 referred to above.

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Article L692-4 of the French Commercial code

For the purposes of applying Article 46 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848, the court or official receiver who, after obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor, grants the request to suspend, in whole or in part, the procedure for the realisation of the debtor’s assets located on national territory, may order any provisional or protective measure likely to safeguard the interests of local creditors. The same applies if,…

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Article L692-5 of the French Commercial code

I.- The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings may propose in the secondary insolvency proceedings a draft safeguard or recovery plan drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 626-2. II.-. The content and procedures for presenting the draft plan proposed by the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings are those relating to the draft plan presented in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 626-30-2…

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Article L692-7 of the French Commercial code

The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings who proposes to give a commitment pursuant to Article 36 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 shall obtain the agreement of all local creditors affected by that commitment, including the guarantee institutions referred to in Article L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code. On this occasion, it informs each creditor concerned of the characteristics of its claim. The insolvency practitioner communicates the…

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Article L692-8 of the French Commercial code

I.-The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings shall apply to the president of the specially designated commercial court or the competent judicial court within whose jurisdiction the establishment is located for the purpose of verifying the conditions for approval of the undertaking. The undertaking may only be executed in accordance with the order issued by the president. II.-The opening of secondary insolvency proceedings may no longer be requested after…

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Article L692-9 of the French Commercial code

The judgment which rules on the applications of local creditors seeking, on the basis of Article 36(9) of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848, provisional or protective measures to ensure compliance with the terms of the undertaking by the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings may be appealed by that practitioner, the debtor in possession, the applicant local creditor and the public prosecutor. Where appropriate, the insolvency practitioner of…

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Article L692-10 of the French Commercial code

I.-The jurisdiction of the court referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 13 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 shall be determined pursuant to 2° of Article L. 721-8 if the debtor carries on a commercial or craft activity. The judicial court within whose jurisdiction the establishment is located has jurisdiction in other cases. II.-If the debtor is in a state of suspension of payments and if the main…

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