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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-309

The President of the regional Chamber of Trades and Crafts or, by delegation, the President of the departmental Chamber of Trades and Crafts requests from the keeper of the National Business Register,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-90

The rights to erasure, portability and opposition provided for respectively by articles 51, 55 and 56 of the law of 6 January 1978 referred to do not apply. The rights of access to data and limitation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-54

The company also declares:1° The surname, usual name, pseudonym, first names and personal domicile of the partners who are indefinitely liable or indefinitely and jointly liable for the company's debt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligation to register legal entities.

Article R123-36

Registration of companies and economic interest groupings is applied for as soon as the formalities for incorporation, including advertising, have been completed. Registration of other legal entities…

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Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds.

Article R123-105

Deeds, deliberations or decisions amending the documents filed at the time of incorporation shall be filed within one month of their date after, where applicable, publication of the notice provided fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-192

Income and expenses for the financial year are classified in the income statement in such a way as to show, by difference, items of ordinary income and extraordinary income and expenses, the realisati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-193

The income statement, the model for which is established by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables, shows successively, in addition to changes in inventories: 1° Under expenses: operating…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds

Article A123-59

The plan to transfer the registered office of a European Economic Interest Grouping outside France, drawn up by the manager(s), is filed with the registry of the court where the grouping is registered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds

Article A123-60

The decision recording the closure of the liquidation of a European Economic Interest Grouping shall be filed by the liquidator at the registry of the court where the grouping is registered.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-154

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following may not be disclosed: 1° Judgments handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings pursuant to article

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