The official receiver, on receiving an application from a creditor on the basis of article L. 643-3, shall rule after receiving the opinion of the liquidator in the light of the documents supporting the definitive admission of the claim for which provisional payment is requested and, where applicable, the guarantee provided for in the second paragraph of the aforementioned article.
The provisional payment shall be allocated up to an amount determined on the basis of the existence, amount and ranking of other claims, due or likely to be subsequently due.
On order of the juge-commissaire, funds unduly paid shall be returned on first request of the liquidator.