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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-5

The following provisions apply to the category of miscellaneous advertising mentioned in Table 2 of Appendix 4-7: 1° The emolument relating to the deferral of registration by the registrar includes, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Obtaining a speciality by a court-appointed administrator already on the list referred to in article L. 811-2

Article R811-28-5

A director providing evidence of at least four years' professional practice in the speciality applied for, attested by a knowledge control examination, may have the mention of that speciality entered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R752-44-5

The authorisation is granted for a period of five years, with no tacit renewal possible. It is valid throughout the department. The prefectoral order authorising an organisation pursuant to the first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-5

The four-month period allowed for the National Commission to give its decision begins on receipt of the new application by its secretariat. The National Commission forwards the new application to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-5

The file initially sent by the applicant may include only the first part of the application as defined in Article R. 761-12-1. In this case, the provisions of Article R. 761-12-2 only apply to the fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Continuing vocational training

Article R814-28-5

The training mentioned in 1° to 4° of article R. 814-28-4 shall be completed with the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, university establishments or trai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-5

The accounts of the High Council are drawn up in accordance with the rules of the general chart of accounts. This may be subject to adaptations proposed by the Chairman of the High Council after consu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R927-1-5

Article R. 712-2 is replaced by the following provisions: "Supervision of the Mayotte Chamber of Commerce and Industry is exercised by the State representative in Mayotte assisted by the local directo…

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Article Annexe 4-5

TABLE SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA CONCERNING AN ACTIVITY WITHOUT PERSONALITY LEGAL INFORMATION TO BE ATTACHED TO THE NOTIFICATION FORM FOR A MERGER OPERATIONActivity: Exercise N closed on: Financial yea…

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Article Annexe 9-5

JURISDICTION WITH JURISDICTION IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE L. 420-7, PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PERSONS WHO ARE TRADERS OR CRAFTSMEN SIEGE DES TRIBUNAUX de commerce RESSORT Paris. Resort of the Saint-Pier…

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