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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-212

Publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 123-211 is required from the registrar by the new owner of the business within three days of the first insertion in a medium authorised to receive…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300 quater

The chargeable event for the tax provided for in article 300 bis is the completion of the calendar year during which the matchmaking service referred to in the same article 300 bis is provided in Fran…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Postponement of the expiry date of certain sums held in the automatic account

Article 916-23

…establishments which were due to expire on 31 December 2020, the period mentioned in 3° of article 123-8 is extended by one year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-13

…s, starting from the transmission of the file to the competent authority provided for in Article R. 123-30-11..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-213

…ee, legatee, sole heir of the holder of a business includes the information required by articles R. 123-155 et seq. and, in addition, the name of the former operator and its registration number in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-295

…in the file of the company concerned: 1° The unique identification number referred to in article L. 123-34 allocated to the company when it is entered in the register of companies and their establishm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-41

…s not registered applies to the registry of that court, via the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and within a period of one month before or after such opening, for secondary registration.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-136-1

…registrar has entered in the register a request to regularise the file in application of article R. 123-125-1, he shall automatically strike off the name of the person who has not regularised his situ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article D2223-131

…té national d'évaluation de la formation pratique des thanatopracteurs mentioned in Article D. 2223-123 and the conditions for organising the examination for access to the national thanatopractor dipl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-38

…of or removing from the national register of companies a person mentioned in 2° to 6° of Article L. 123-36 is punishable by a fine of €4,500 and six months' imprisonment.

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