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Showing 421430 of 62190 articles for Art. R. 123-54 and R. 123-103 · C. civ. Art. 1857

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 3: Filings attached to the National Register of Companies

Article R123-251

…within the meaning of Article L. 526-6, the descriptive statement provided for in Article L. 526-8 and, where applicable, the documents attesting to completion of the formalities provided for in Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

Article R123-248

…cing an adult under guardianship or curatorship within the meaning of Article 440 of the Civil Code and those discharging or revoking them; 2° Upon declaration by an heir, successor or any person auth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Obligation to register.

Article R123-31

Registration in the Trade and Companies Register is personal in nature. No one may be registered more than once in the same register.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Obligation to register legal entities.

Article R123-36

Registration of companies and economic interest groupings is applied for as soon as the formalities for incorporation, including advertising, have been completed. Registration of other legal entities…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Compulsory registration of natural persons.

Article R123-34

There is no need for registration separate from that of the company in respect of the general partners.

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

Article R123-55

…itée, or the person bound to him by a civil solidarity pact, is entered in the register of commerce and companies under the conditions defined by this book.

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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
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-39

…ment of the transferred business pending the completion of the acts required to complete the transfer. The declaration shall include the name of the transferor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 2: Declarations for the purpose of secondary registration outside the jurisdiction of the principal place of business.

Article R123-40

…permanent establishment that is separate from the registered office or principal place of business and is managed by the person required to be registered, an agent or a person with authority to enter…

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

Article R123-12

The single body shall inform the registrant of any technical difficulties concerning the sending of its file by it to the recipient bodies or, where applicable, to the authorities authorised to issue…

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