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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-54

…e the persons mentioned in 1° and 2° above are legal entities, the corporate name, legal form, registered office address and:a) For legal entities incorporated under French law and registered in the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-56

…panies resulting from a merger or demerger, the corporate name or denomination, legal form and registered office of all the companies involved, as well as, in respect of each of them, the information…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-58

Where a commercial company whose registered office is abroad is not subject to the legislation of a Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, but…

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

Article R123-52

In the event of the death of the trader, the application for deregistration is submitted to the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 by the merchant's heirs or universal successors, except where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-57

When a commercial company whose registered office is located abroad is subject to the legislation of another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Traders.

Article R128-5

…n one of the measures mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 128-1 is removed from the register of commerce and companies, the registrar responsible for keeping this register, where applicable…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: The business.

Article D141-5

The employee shall inform the operator as soon as possible and by any means when he is assisted in accordance with the articles L. 141-24 et L. 141-29. The person assisting the employee is bound by an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R134-5

…tual community regime must provide proof, in accordance with the model defined by order of the Minister of Justice, that his or her spouse has been informed of the consequences for joint property of d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-5

The procedure set out in articles R. 131-1 to R. 131-4 is applicable in the event of the modification or addition of a professional speciality as well as in the event of an application for inclusion o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article D221-5

…f employees is set at fifty. The balance sheet total and the amount of turnover excluding tax are determined in accordance with the fifth and sixth paragraphs of Article D. 123-200. The company is no…

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