An application to initiate receivership proceedings must be filed by the legal representative of the legal entity or by the debtor (an individual) with the clerk of the relevant court (commercial court for commercial and artisanal activities, judicial court for agricultural activities, liberal professions, non-trading companies, etc.).
The application must be accompanied by the various documents listed in article R.631-1 of the French Commercial Code.
Insolvency proceedings may also be initiated at the request of a company creditor or the public prosecutor.
