The parties may be represented by : 1° A lawyer ; 2° A ministerial officer of the jurisdiction, who is exempt from producing a power of attorney; 3° An agent of their choice with power of attorney. If this agent represents the distraining creditor, his power of attorney must be specific to the case for which he represents his principal.
In the event of an attachment relating to remuneration in respect of which an assignment has previously been granted and duly notified, the assignee shall be deemed to be the distraining creditor in respect of the sums still owing to it, for as long as it is in competition with other distraining creditors.
The court may decide, at the request of the debtor or the creditor and having regard to the percentage of the remuneration that may be seized, the amount of the claim and the rate of interest due, that the claim that is the subject of the seizure shall bear interest at a reduced rate from the date of authorisation of the seizure or that the sums deducted from the remuneration…
Claims arising from the employment contract are guaranteed under the conditions provided for in 3° of Article 2331 and 2° of Article 2377 of the Civil Code, relating to liens on the debtor’s movable and immovable property. In addition, in the event of safeguard, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation, they are guaranteed, in accordance with articles L. 625-7 and L. 625-8 of the French Commercial Code, under the conditions set out…
When safeguard, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation proceedings are initiated, remuneration of any kind due to employees for the last sixty days worked, less any advance payments already received, is paid, notwithstanding the existence of any other preferential claim, up to a monthly ceiling which is identical for all categories of beneficiaries. This ceiling is set by regulation but may not be less than twice the ceiling used to calculate social…
The remuneration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3253-2 includes : 1° Wages, salaries or commissions as such ; 2° Additional benefits, in particular the compensation provided for in article L. 1226-14, the compensation in lieu of notice provided for in article L. 1234-5, the termination benefit provided for in article L. 1243-8 and the termination benefit provided for in article L. 1251-32.
Notwithstanding the existence of any preferential claim, holiday pay is paid up to a ceiling identical to that established for a period of thirty days’ remuneration by Article L. 3253-1.
The sums owed to façonniers by their principals are paid, when the latter are the subject of safeguard, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation proceedings, notwithstanding the existence of any other preferential claim with the exception of those guaranteed by article L. 3253-2, up to the total amount of remuneration of any kind owed to the employees of these façonniers, in respect of the last sixty days of work or apprenticeship preceding…
All employers under private law shall insure their employees, including those seconded abroad or expatriates referred to in article L. 5422-13, against the risk of non-payment of sums due to them under their employment contract, in the event of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings.
The employee’s right is guaranteed regardless of whether the employer complies with the provisions of this section or with his obligations towards the institutions provided for in Article L. 3253-14.
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