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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

I. - The following shall be entered automatically in the register: 1° Decisions, taken in safeguard or receivership or judicial liquidation proceedings for companies opened on or after 1 January 2006:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-7

A strategic college is hereby set up under the authority of the Minister for the Economy to oversee the monitoring of the processing of company formalities, authorisations to access or carry out their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-125-1

…is informed that the registration of a person or an amending registration concerning that person would have been carried out by producing an irregular supporting document or deed, and the Registrar es…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-126

When the Registrar is informed by an administrative or judicial authority of a change in one of the addresses declared by the registered person, he shall automatically mention these changes and notify…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-124

The following are automatically entered in the register:1° Measures of incapacity or prohibition from exercising a commercial or professional activity, managing, administering or directing a legal ent…

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

Article R123-152-1

Copies, extracts or certificates may be issued by the registrars by electronic means under the conditions provided for in

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

Article R123-311

Where an activity declared as a principal activity is not validated by one of the authorities referred to in sub-section 2 of this section, the keeper of the National Register of Companies shall enter…

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

Article A123-65

…xtracts from the trade and companies register are issued by the registrars in accordance with a model approved by order of the Minister of Justice.They may either be printed, or automatically edited w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions specific to natural persons

Article A123-63

A model certificate for the issue of information, given by the natural person registering, to his spouse with joint property on the consequences of debts contracted in the exercise of his profession o…

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

Article A123-72

The National Institute of Industrial Property does not issue information on registrations and other registrations made before 1 March 1954.

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