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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-168

No fees are payable to court clerks for striking off, re-registration and amending entries made necessary, in respect of the register of companies and the register of commercial agents, by a change in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-160

The registrar of the court previously having jurisdiction retains the minutes, registers, deeds, documents and papers filed prior to the change in jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of articles R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-164

Until the file is transferred to the clerk of the court now having jurisdiction, any amending entries that should be made to the registration are received by the clerk of the court previously having j…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all national interest markets.

Article R761-16

Market users are, in particular, bound by the following obligations: 1° To comply with the provisions of the market's internal rules and with the laws and regulations applicable to their activities; 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-16

An agreement will be signed between the trainee candidate and the supervisor, specifying the duration of the traineeship and the nature of the tasks required of the trainee, as well as the terms and c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-16

The guarantee fund instituted in

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-16

Unless the knowledge they have acquired in the course of their professional experience is such as to make such verification unnecessary, the persons mentioned in Article R. 812-15 take an examination…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R814-167

Non-compliance with the provisions governing the formation and operation of sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales by judicial administrators or judicial representatives who a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R814-163

The société de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires shall inform the competent national commission and the public prosecutor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R814-164

If the société de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires does not comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions in forc…

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