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

Article R123-166-3

…jection of the application. When the domiciliary agent satisfies the conditions set out in articles L. 123-11-3, L. 123-11-4 and R. 123-166-2, approval is granted for a period of six years.

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

Article A123-17

The associations mentioned in article A. 123-16 declare, in addition, in their application for registration the surname, usual name, pseudonym, forenames, personal domicile, date and place of birth an…

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

Article R123-166-4

…ithin two months to the prefect who approved it that the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of Article L. 123-11-3 are carried out for each of the establishments operated. The prefect will issue a new au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-177

…ties at the balance sheet date. Inventory data is kept under the conditions provided for in article L. 123-22 and organised in such a way as to justify the content and valuation method of each balance…

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

Article R123-194

…resented in the form of a list in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 123-13 is also used to show operating profit, net financial income, profit on ordinary activities…

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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-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-103

…rmed by an offer to the public, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, a copy of the mi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: European companies.

Article R123-119

…ued by the notary responsible for controlling legality pursuant to the seventh paragraph of article L. 229-2. The registrar of the new registered office notifies the filing within fifteen days to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-21

Only profits made at the end of a financial year may be entered in the annual accounts. The profit made on a transaction that has been partially completed and accepted by the other party may be entere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-23

Regularly kept accounting records may be admitted in court as evidence between traders of commercial transactions. If they have been irregularly kept, they may not be invoked by the author for his own…

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