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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256

…d by virtue of a requisition from the public authority;b) (Repealed with effect from 1st January 1996).c) The material handover of tangible movable property under a contract which provides for the lea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-6

The trade and companies register is kept by the registrar of each commercial court, under the supervision of the president or a judge appointed for this purpose, who have jurisdiction over any dispute…

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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 L143-6

The pursuing party summons the owner of the business and the creditors registered prior to the decision ordering the sale, to the domicile declared by them in their registrations, at least fifteen day…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-6

…rm of the agency contract, the commercial agent is entitled to the commission defined in article L. 134-5 when it was concluded thanks to his intervention or when the transaction was concluded with a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Forwarding agents.

Article L132-6

He is guarantor of the facts of the intermediate commission agent to whom he sends the goods.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-6

All partners must be involved in the company's incorporation deed, either in person or through a proxy showing special authority.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-6

The obtaining, use or disclosure of a business secret shall also be deemed unlawful where, at the time of obtaining, using or disclosing the secret, a person knew, or ought to have known in the circum…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-6

Commercial companies have legal personality from the date of their registration in the Trade and Companies Register. The regular conversion of a company does not result in the creation of a new legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Procedure.

Article L145-60

All actions brought under this chapter shall be barred after two years.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-6

Subscriptions and payments are evidenced by a certificate issued by the custodian, at the time the funds are deposited, on presentation of the subscription forms.

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