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Article R721-5 of the French Commercial code

When a commercial court is created or when the jurisdiction of a commercial court or a judicial court ruling on commercial matters is modified as a result of a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts, the competent court originally seised shall remain competent to rule on proceedings instituted prior to the date on which the court is created or the jurisdiction is changed, as well as on all proceedings arising from a sauvegarde, redressement judiciaire, liquidation judiciaire, règlement judiciaire, liquidation de biens, as well as personal bankruptcy or other sanctions.

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Article R721-5

Lorsqu’une juridiction commerciale est créée ou lorsque le ressort d’un tribunal de commerce ou d’un tribunal judiciaire statuant en matière commerciale est modifié par suite d’une nouvelle délimitation des circonscriptions administratives ou judiciaires, le tribunal compétent primitivement saisi demeure compétent pour statuer sur les procédures introduites antérieurement à la date de création du tribunal ou de modification du ressort ainsi que sur toutes les procédures qui découlent d’une sauvegarde, d’un redressement judiciaire, d’une liquidation judiciaire, d’un règlement judiciaire, d’une liquidation de biens, ainsi que d’une faillite personnelle ou d’autres sanctions.

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