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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-6

…ating spouse, when mentioned in the register of commerce and companies or, for a business in the trades and crafts sector, in the national register of businesses, is deemed to have received a mandate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-32

…administrative service, bodies managing social protection schemes covered by the Social Security Code and the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or mentioned in Articles L. 3141-32 and L. 5427-1 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-46

A person who has fully complied with the validations and checks carried out pursuant to articles L. 123-43 to L. 123-45 is registered in the national register of companies as a "company in the trades…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-12

The Ordinary General Meeting may, acting under the conditions of quorum and majority of the Extraordinary General Meeting if the cooperative is constituted in the form of a public limited company, or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-15

…d with a view to carrying out one or more of the activities referred to in 1°, 3° and 4° of article L. 124-1 must, if it has not adopted the form of a société coopérative de commerçants détaillants go…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Administration of the collective shop

Article L125-10

…itutive contract or the articles of association, as well as the rules of procedure, may only be amended by the meeting, or the general meeting, as the case may be, acting by an absolute majority in nu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial transactions.

Article L110-3

With regard to traders, commercial acts may be proved by any means unless otherwise provided by law.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-5

A person whose business is listed as belonging to the trade and craft sector in the national register of companies or a trader may not, without the express consent of his spouse, where the latter part…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-7

…s. However, this presumption is not enforceable against third parties and administrations that provide proof to the contrary. Third parties and public authorities are not entitled to rely on the presu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-8

…ays from the commencement of his activity may not, until he is registered, rely on the status of trader with regard to third parties or public administrations. However, it may not invoke its failure t…

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