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Article L623-3 of the French Commercial code

The administrator shall receive from the official receiver all information and documents useful for the performance of his mission and that of the experts.

When proceedings are opened in respect of a company that benefits from the homologated amicable agreement provided for in Article L. 611-8 of this code or to article L. 351-6 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the administrator shall receive the expert report mentioned in l’article L. 611-6 or, where applicable, the expert report and the minutes referred to in articles L. L. 351-3 and L. 351-6 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

The administrator consults the court-appointed agent and hears any person likely to be able to inform him of the company’s situation and prospects for recovery, the methods for settling the liabilities and the social conditions for continuing the business. He informs the debtor of this and obtains his comments.

He informs the court-appointed agent and the social and economic committee of the progress of his work.

Where the debtor exercises a liberal profession subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected, the administrator consults the professional order or competent authority to which the debtor is subject, where applicable.

The insolvency administrator consults the professional order or competent authority to which the debtor is subject, where applicable.

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Article L623-3

L’administrateur reçoit du juge-commissaire tous renseignements et documents utiles à l’accomplissement de sa mission et de celle des experts.

Lorsque la procédure est ouverte à l’égard d’une entreprise qui bénéficie de l’accord amiable homologué prévu à l’article L. 611-8 du présent code ou à l’article L. 351-6 du code rural et de la pêche maritime, l’administrateur reçoit communication du rapport d’expertise mentionné à l’article L. 611-6 ou, le cas échéant, du rapport d’expertise et du compte rendu mentionnés aux articles L. 351-3 et L. 351-6 du code rural et de la pêche maritime.

L’administrateur consulte et le mandataire judiciaire et entend toute personne susceptible de l’informer sur la situation et les perspectives de redressement de l’entreprise, les modalités de règlement du passif et conditions sociales de la poursuite de l’activité. Il en informe le débiteur et recueille ses observations.

Il informe de l’avancement de ses travaux le mandataire judiciaire ainsi que le comité social et économique.

Lorsque le débiteur exerce une profession libérale soumise à un statut législatif ou réglementaire ou dont le titre est protégé, l’administrateur consulte l’ordre professionnel ou l’autorité compétente dont, le cas échéant, relève le débiteur.

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