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Article R643-18 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

The court shall rule on the closure of the proceedings on the liquidator’s report. Where applicable, the liquidator shall be appointed to carry out the mission provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9 unless a conflict of interest exists. By reasoned decision, the court may, at the request of the debtor or the Public Prosecutor, appoint another person under the conditions provided for in Article L. 812-2….

Article R643-19 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

Within two months of the completion of his assignment, the liquidator shall file an end-of-assignment report under the conditions set out in Articles R. 626-39 and R. 626-40. Article R. 626-41 is applicable. When the judicial liquidator has been informed of the implementation of an administrative tax assessment procedure, he shall inform the competent public accountants by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least fifteen days before the date…

Article R643-20 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

A creditor whose claim has been admitted and who recovers his right of individual pursuit in accordance with Article L. 643-11 may obtain, by order of the president of the court made on application, the title provided for in V of the same article. The guarantor or co-obligor referred to in II of the same article may, under the same conditions, obtain a writ of execution upon proof of the…

Article R643-21 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

If the debtor is subject to a cheque-writing ban imposed pursuant to Article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the liquidator shall obtain from the Banque de France a statement of the cheque payment incidents recorded in the name of the interested party and, if the debtor is an entrepreneur, of the payment incidents relating to the assets, or assets, that are the subject of the proceedings and…

Article R643-22 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

For the application of article L. 643-12, the debtor shall provide evidence of the suspension of the cheque-writing ban to the credit institution that initiated this measure by submitting a copy of the closing judgement, to which it shall attach a statement of payment incidents. The credit institution that initiated the ban informs the Banque de France of the suspension of the ban for the purpose of regularisation.

Article R643-23 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

If the cheque-writing ban that has been suspended pursuant to Article L. 643-12 resumes its effects following recovery by the creditors of their right of individual pursuit, the enforceable order referred to in V of Article L. 643-11 is notified by the court clerk, at the expense of the pursuing creditor, to the Banque de France, together with the statement of cheque payment incidents referred to in Article R. 643-22.

Article R643-24 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

The court shall rule on the resumption of the judicial liquidation proceedings provided for in Article L. 643-13 after having heard or duly summoned the debtor. The decision to resume proceedings is subject to the notices and publicity provided for in articles R. 621-7 and R. 621-8. It is served on the debtor and, where applicable, notified to the claimant creditor.

Article R644-1 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

Where the decision on the application to the proceedings of the rules of simplified judicial liquidation, provided for in Chapter IV of Title IV of Book VI, falls within the jurisdiction of the president of the court, the latter shall decide ex officio in the light of the liquidator’s report. This decision is a judicial administrative measure not subject to appeal. It is communicated to the debtor and the liquidator…

Article R644-2 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

The statement of claims supplemented by the draft distribution drawn up by the liquidator at the end of the procedure for the verification and admission of claims and the realisation of assets is filed at the registry office where any interested party may examine it. A notice of this filing is published in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales and in a legal announcement medium. Where the statement…

Article R644-3 of the French Commercial code

November 5, 2023

The decision by which the official receiver rules on challenges to the statement of claims supplemented by the proposed distribution shall be subject to the publicity measures provided for in Article R. 644-2. The court clerk notifies the interested creditors of the decision. The latter may lodge an appeal within the time limits and in accordance with the forms provided for in Article R. 621-21.

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