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Article 198
Des Faillites
Titre IV:
Des Faillites et Banqueroutes
(On Bankruptcies and Fraudulent Bankruptcies)
Chapitre I:
Des Faillites
(On Bankruptcies)
Les agens du failli, lorsqu'ils entreront en fonction, sont tenus de faire tous actes conservatoires au profit du failli sur ses débiteurs.
Life lesson:
The agents' first duty is to protect whatever the bankrupt is owed — preserving every claim against his debtors.
Notes:
Conservatory duty: agents must immediately perform all conservatory acts to preserve bankrupt's claims against his debtors. Asset protection obligation upon taking office.