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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations of amending or supplementary registration.

Article R123-50

Where the commercial activity within the jurisdiction of a court has ceased altogether as a result of its transfer to the jurisdiction of another court, the deregistration shall be effected automatica…

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

Article R123-5

…rity. However, for the transmission of company creation files, declarations provided for in Article L. 526-7 or authorisation applications, the use of a simple electronic signature meeting the require…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds

Article A123-59

The plan to transfer the registered office of a European Economic Interest Grouping outside France, drawn up by the manager(s), is filed with the registry of the court where the grouping is registered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-5

The amount of the fee provided for in article R. 123-208-3 of the French Commercial Code is set at 30 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-5

…nerant commercial or craft activity must present, at the request of the agents mentioned in article L. 123-30 the valid card allowing the exercise of an itinerant commercial or craft activity as well…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-12

…anted in the country of origin of the work without that term exceeding that provided for in Article L. 123-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-4

…s, shares or voting rights and the managers meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of article L. 123-11-3. Where a person operates one or more secondary establishments, it must demonstrate that…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-11

When the rights extended by the effect of article L. 123-10 have been assigned for valuable consideration, the assignors or their successors in title may, within a period of three years from 25 Septem…

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

Article L123-16-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-12, micro-businesses, with the exception of those whose business consists of managing equity interests and securities,…

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

Article L123-28-1

By way of derogation from Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the natural persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may not draw up a balance sheet and profit and loss account if t…

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