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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-5

When a business or a company in the trades and crafts sector registered in the national register of companies is transferred or created in the collective shop, it is not contributed to the grouping or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-5

A person whose business is listed as belonging to the trade and craft sector in the national register of companies or a trader may not, without the express consent of his spouse, where the latter part…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5

…or an additional or amending entry in the trade and companies register is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros and six months' imprisonment. The competent court may, in addition, deprive the person con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-5

Investment service providers may, concurrently with commodity brokers, negotiate and broker sales or purchases of metallic materials. They alone have the right to determine the price.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-5

…n economic activity may not have the purpose or effect of breaching the provisions of articles L. 125-1, L. 125-3,L. 324-9 or L. 324-10 of the Labour Code. The act of creating or taking over a busines…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-5

Creditors registered on a business may also, even under private deeds, have the sale of the business ordered, eight days after a summons to pay made to the debtor and the third party holder, if any, h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-5

The terms of application of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Council of State issued after consulting the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Forwarding agents.

Article L132-5

He is liable for damage to or loss of goods and effects, unless otherwise stipulated in the consignment note, or force majeure..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-5

Any element of remuneration that varies with the number or value of business transactions constitutes a commission within the meaning of this chapter. Articles L. 134-6 to L. 134-9 apply when the agen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Pledging of business assets.

Article L142-5

The ranking of pledged creditors among themselves is determined by the date of their registrations. Creditors registered on the same day compete with each other.

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