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Article L733-17 of the French Consumer Code

The cancellation of a claim pursuant to articles L. 733-9 or L. 733-13 of this Code shall be deemed to constitute regularisation of the payment incident within the meaning of Article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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Article L741-1 of the French Consumer Code

If the examination of the request for treatment of the overindebtedness situation reveals that the debtor is in the irremediably compromised situation defined in the second paragraph of article L. 724-1 and only owns assets mentioned in 1° of the same article L. 724-1, the commission shall impose a personal recovery without judicial liquidation.

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Article L741-2 of the French Consumer Code

In the absence of a challenge under the conditions set out in article L. 741-4, personal recovery without judicial liquidation entails the wiping out of all the debtor’s professional and non-professional debts as at the date of the commission’s decision, with the exception of the debts mentioned in articles L. 711-4 and L. 711-5 and debts the amount of which has been paid in place of the debtor by the…

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Article L741-5 of the French Consumer Code

Before ruling, the judge may publish a call for creditors. He may verify, even of his own motion, the validity of the claims and the documents evidencing them as well as the amount of the sums claimed and ensure that the debtor is indeed in the situation referred to in article L. 711-1. It may also prescribe any investigative measure it deems useful. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the…

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Article L741-6 of the French Consumer Code

If the judge finds that the debtor is in the situation referred to in 1° of article L. 724-1, the judge shall order a personal recovery without judicial liquidation, which shall have the same effects as those mentioned in Article L. 741-2. Debts whose holders have not lodged a third-party objection within a period set by decree are extinguished. However, in this case, debts are stopped on the date of…

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Article L741-7 of the French Consumer Code

When the protection litigation judge rules pursuant to article L. 733-13, personal recovery without judicial liquidation has the effects mentioned in article L. 741-2. However, in this case, the debts are stopped on the date of the judgment pronouncing personal recovery without judicial liquidation.

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