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Claim declarations rewritten: written form, new content rules
Rewritten 8 October 2026 claim-declaration fiche: written form, privilege-or-security date, FX conversion rule, 15-day receipt, payment priority — and no online portal.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 8 October 2026
The Entreprendre Service Public fiche "Déclarer ses créances envers un partenaire commercial en procédure collective" was substantially rewritten and re-verified on 8 October 2026Service Public, with new operative content for creditors of businesses in sauvegarde, redressement judiciaire and liquidation judiciaire
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Undeclared claims are not taken into accountService Public and will not be paid
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Legifrance while subjecting the AGS institutions to it for sums they advanced
Legifrance. The rewrite drops the previous mention of alimentary claims, which article L. 622-24 separately keeps outside the declaration regime
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The declaration must be made in writingService Public — the previous "no form requirement" is gone
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Legifrance. There is no online declaration portal
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Timing is unchanged in length but restated: two months from Bodacc publication of the opening judgmentService Public, running from personal registered notification for holders of a published security or published contract
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The rewritten follow-up section adds two things to guidance the fiche already carried (verification, admission or rejection by the juge-commissaire, registry filing, challenge before the cour d'appel): the mandataire or liquidateur must now acknowledge receipt within 15 daysService Public, and the état des créances is filed at the court registry for anyone to consult
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Service Public. A new payment-priority passage closes the section: wage, legal-costs and tax/social claims first, then secured or guaranteed creditors before the rest
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Legal basis: code de commerce articles L. 622-24, L. 622-25, L. 622-26, R. 622-21 to R. 622-26, R. 622-23 and R. 624-8; fiche verified 8 October 2026Service Public.
Creditors of a business entering sauvegarde, redressement or liquidation should file a written claim within two months of Bodacc publication with the privilege-or-security date and supporting documents, and seek relevé de forclusion within six months if the delay was not their doing.