French Commercial code
In forceI.-The single body mentioned in article L. 123-33 enables companies to carry out all the formalities and procedures required to access and carry out their business.
To this end, it receives the single file provided for in article L. 123-33. This file includes:
1° The declarations relating to their creation, changes in their situation or the cessation of their activity, including information relating to the beneficial owner pursuant to Article L. 561-46 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which the undertakings are required to submit to the administrations, persons or bodies referred to in Article L. 123-32, the list of which is established by the order provided for in Article R. 123-16;
2° Applications for authorisations required for their activity that companies are required to submit to the authorities responsible for issuing these authorisations, unless the declarant wishes to submit these applications directly to the competent authorities.
Entries, either automatically or at the request of legally or judicially authorised third parties, relating to the creation, changes in the situation or cessation of activity, including those occurring during safeguard procedures or receivership or compulsory liquidation procedures, are made by the recipient bodies after they have forwarded the file to the single body, with the exception of commercial court registrars who make the entries at the same time as the file is forwarded.
Where a specific provision so provides, the single body is responsible for making the entries.
Where a specific provision so provides, applications for registration are submitted to the single body by legally or judicially authorised third parties.
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II - The single body will forward the information or documents in the file to each of the recipient bodies and, where applicable and according to their competence, to each of the authorities empowered to issue authorisations.
Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 711-3, the single body and the recipient bodies are prohibited from communicating the information contained in the declarations to third parties.
