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Showing 351360 of 62190 articles for Art. R. 123-54 and R. 123-103 · C. civ. Art. 1857

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

Article R123-243

…ime of registration: 1° With regard to the individual: a) Name, surname, pseudonym, forenames, date and place of birth, nationality, registration number in the national register for the identification…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232-1

…rposes pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing o…

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

Article R123-237

All registered persons shall indicate on their invoices, order forms, price lists and advertising documents as well as on all correspondence and receipts concerning their activity and signed by them o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-160

…1° For natural persons: a) The registration references; b) The surname, customary name, pseudonym and first names of the registered person; c) The place of business; d) The trading name; e) The date…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-221

The identification number allocated to each legal unit is a serial number consisting of nine digits.The identification number allocated to each establishment consists of the nine digits of the identif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-220

…1° Natural persons who are self-employed in a self-employed capacity or in an ancillary activity, and whose income is subject to taxation as industrial and commercial profits, or non-commercial prof…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-231

…ffect attaches to the identification or non-identification of a legal unit registered in the register. It remains subject to any legislative, regulatory or contractual obligation relating to the exerc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-228

…ional Register of Companies, may only be indicated when the company has been struck off this register.

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

Article R123-208-6

…anagement or at least three years' professional experience in roles requiring the level of training and skills required for this judicial police role and whose good repute has been verified by the pre…

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

Article R123-168

…ditions: 1° The domiciliary must, during the occupation of the premises, be registered in the Trade and Companies Register; however, this condition is not required if the domiciliary is a French legal…

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