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Article R742-25 of the French Commercial code

The clerk of a commercial court that has been abolished is appointed clerk of a commercial court that has been created without it being necessary to resort to the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23, in the following cases:

1° Where the commercial court created has the same jurisdiction as the court abolished, the change affecting only the commune with the court’s seat;

2° Where the jurisdiction of the commercial court created partly covers the jurisdiction of the commercial court abolished and its seat is located in the jurisdiction of the court abolished;

3° Where the jurisdiction of a commercial court covers the entire jurisdiction of the abolished commercial court as well as all or part of the jurisdiction of a judicial court with jurisdiction pursuant to Article L. 721-2, in matters assigned to the commercial courts;

4° Where the jurisdiction of a commercial court created covers the entire jurisdiction of a commercial court abolished as well as part of the jurisdiction of one or more commercial courts maintained.

This derogation benefits the clerk concerned only in respect of his appointment to a single office.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R742-25

Le greffier d’un tribunal de commerce supprimé est nommé greffier d’un tribunal de commerce créé sans qu’il y ait lieu de recourir à la procédure prévue aux articles R. 742-19 à R. 742-23, dans les hypothèses suivantes :

1° Lorsque le tribunal de commerce créé a le même ressort que le tribunal supprimé, la modification affectant seulement la commune siège du tribunal ;

2° Lorsque le ressort du tribunal de commerce créé couvre en partie le ressort du tribunal de commerce supprimé et que son siège se situe dans le ressort du tribunal supprimé ;

3° Lorsque le ressort d’un tribunal de commerce couvre l’intégralité du ressort du tribunal de commerce supprimé ainsi que tout ou partie du ressort d’un tribunal judiciaire compétent en application de l’article L. 721-2, dans les matières attribuées aux tribunaux de commerce ;

4° Lorsque le ressort d’un tribunal de commerce créé couvre l’intégralité du ressort d’un tribunal de commerce supprimé ainsi qu’une partie du ressort d’un ou plusieurs tribunaux de commerce maintenus.

Cette dérogation ne bénéficie au greffier intéressé que pour sa nomination dans un seul office.

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