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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Information on business papers.

Article R123-237

…and its unique identification number ;8° If it has set up an affected asset pursuant to l'article L. 526-6, the purpose of the professional activity to which the assets are assigned and the name use…

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

Article R123-298

…ding the administrator's powers; e) Ordering the partial cessation of business pursuant to articles L. 622-10 or L. 631-15;f) Adopting the safeguard or recovery plan, with an indication of the name of…

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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: Checking and registering applications.

Article A123-51

The judge responsible for supervising the trade and companies register shall request bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record: 1° Of natural persons subject to registration and natural persons with the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-3

I.-The qualified electronic signature certificate referred to in Article R. 123-5 falls at least, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-71

…ives 86/635/EEC and 91/674/EEC and Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-7

…they inform the single body of the reasons for the decision and the deadlines and channels for appeal. Where the declaration or request for authorisation is accompanied by the payment of fees, the abo…

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

Article R123-243

…her activity under the conditions defined by article R. 121-1 and by the first paragraph of article L. 321-5 of the rural and maritime fishing code. If the registered person is an agricultural worker…

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

Article R123-300

…handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings pursuant to Article L. 622-12 and in the event of implementation of the plan recorded pursuant to Article L. 626-28; 2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-45, A. 123-47, A. 123-50, A. 134-2)

Article Annexe IX

…123-167 et seq indicating the references of the prefectoral authorisation provided for in article L. 123-11-3 and an extract from the domiciliary's RCS or trade register, unless the domiciliary is r…

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