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INSOLVENCY ESTATE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bankruptcy
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- receiving order
1, record 1, English, receiving%20order
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An order made by the court(a) to deprive the bankrupt of disposing of his/her estate,(b) to appoint an insolvency practitioner to be responsible for the property,(c) distribute the proceeds of the assets to the creditors in order of priority. 2, record 1, English, - receiving%20order
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The court will grant a receiving order (i.e. adjudge the debtor bankrupt) if it is satisfied that he owes at least $1000; that it is not likely that he will be able to pay all his debts; and within the last six months he has committed an act of bankruptcy. 3, record 1, English, - receiving%20order
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Faillites
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ordonnance de séquestre
1, record 1, French, ordonnance%20de%20s%C3%A9questre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ordonnance de mise sous séquestre 2, record 1, French, ordonnance%20de%20mise%20sous%20s%C3%A9questre
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordonnance du tribunal, prononcée en vertu de la Loi sur la faillite et l'insolvabilité, visant la mise sous séquestre des biens du débiteur par suite d'une requête déposée par un ou plusieurs créanciers qui déclarent que le débiteur est en état de faillite. 3, record 1, French, - ordonnance%20de%20s%C3%A9questre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le tribunal rend une ordonnance de séquestre, c'est-à-dire un jugement de faillite qui a un effet rétroactif au jour où il a été déposé. Lorsque l'ordonnance de séquestre est rendue, le tribunal nomme un syndic à titre de syndic des biens du failli, en tenant compte le plus possible du désir des créanciers. 4, record 1, French, - ordonnance%20de%20s%C3%A9questre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Quiebras
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- auto de secuestro
1, record 1, Spanish, auto%20de%20secuestro
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Auto de declaración judicial de quiebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - auto%20de%20secuestro
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Bankruptcy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- insolvency estate 1, record 2, English, insolvency%20estate
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Faillites
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- actif d'insolvabilité
1, record 2, French, actif%20d%27insolvabilit%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2010-05-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Records Management (Management)
- Office-Work Organization
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- retention of documents
1, record 3, English, retention%20of%20documents
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- document retention 2, record 3, English, document%20retention
correct
- retention of records 3, record 3, English, retention%20of%20records
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Retention of documents. Subject to other statutes, section 68 of the [Bankruptcy and Insolvency General] Rules requires that a trustee retain, for a period of four(4) years after the trustee's discharge, the books, records and documents that relate to the administration of the estate. 4, record 3, English, - retention%20of%20documents
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des documents (Gestion)
- Organisation du travail de bureau
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- conservation des documents
1, record 3, French, conservation%20des%20documents
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- garde des documents 2, record 3, French, garde%20des%20documents
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'établissement et la tenue des registres publics, y compris [...] le transfert et la garde des documents une fois terminé le programme de suivi [...] 3, record 3, French, - conservation%20des%20documents
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de documentos (Gestión)
- Organización del trabajo de oficina
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- conservación de documentos
1, record 3, Spanish, conservaci%C3%B3n%20de%20documentos
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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