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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-3

The prefect who receives an application for approval has two months in which to examine it, from the date of receipt. Failure by the Prefect to respond within the timeframe mentioned in the previous p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-160

Any striking off shall give rise to the insertion of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The notice shall contain: 1° For natural persons: a) The registration refer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-168

The direct debit contract must be drawn up in writing. It is concluded for a period of at least three months, renewable by tacit agreement, unless notice of termination is given. The parties undertake…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-4

Any substantial change in the information provided for in Article R. 123-166-2 must be declared within two months to the prefect who issued the authorisation. When the domiciliation company creates on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R123-166

A joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for industrial property shall determine the conditions of application of this Section. In particular, it sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-169-1

A failure to comply with the obligations mentioned in 1° of article R. 123-168. The same penalty applies if a company carrying out the activity of domiciliation agent fails to ensure that the person d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-1

The authorisation provided for in Article L. 123-11-3 is issued by the prefect of the département in which the registered office of the domiciliation company is located. In Paris, this approval is iss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-5

…horisation may be suspended for a maximum of six months or withdrawn by the prefect where the domiciliation company no longer meets the conditions set out in II of article L. 123-11-3 or has not made…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-167

Any natural or legal person who sets up the registered office of his company in premises which he will occupy jointly with one or more companies shall submit, in support of his application for registr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the legal entities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may draw up an abbreviated balance sheet and an abbreviated profi…

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