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Article L143-5 of the French Commercial code

Creditors registered on a business may also, even under private deeds, have the sale of the business ordered, eight days after a summons to pay made to the debtor and the third party holder, if any, has remained unsuccessful.

The application shall be brought before the Commercial Court within whose jurisdiction the said business is operated, which shall rule as stated in Article L. 143-4.

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Article L143-5

Les créanciers inscrits sur un fonds de commerce peuvent également, même en vertu de titres sous seing privé, faire ordonner la vente de ce fonds, huit jours après sommation de payer faite au débiteur et au tiers détenteur, s’il y a lieu, demeurée infructueuse.

La demande est portée devant le tribunal de commerce dans le ressort duquel s’exploite ledit fonds, lequel statue comme il est dit à l’article L. 143-4.

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