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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-3-1

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 526-6, the assets, rights, obligations and securities necessary for the exercise of the professional activity are those which, by their nature…

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Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-3

The declaration of assignment mentioned in Article L. 526-7 contains the following information:1° The surname, business name, first names, date, place of birth and domicile of the sole trader;2° The n…

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Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-12

Within one month of renouncing the assignment provided for in Article L. 526-15, the sole trader shall cause a notice thereof to be entered in the register to which he is subject pursuant to Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-10-1

Persons who have made a declaration of assignment pursuant to Article L. 526-7 and benefiting from the schemes provided for in articles 50-0, 64 bis and 102 ter du code général des impôts tiennent:1°…

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Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-3

The court clerk is responsible for maintaining the general directory of the court's cases.He applies the instructions for maintaining the general directory drawn up by the Ministry of Justice.He trans…

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Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-2

The court clerk, under the authority of the president of the court and the supervision of the public prosecutor, directs all the services of the registry. He keeps the various registers provided for b…

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Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-6

The costumes of chief clerks and registrars are defined as follows: a) Registrar: same costume as consular judges, without braid on the toque; b) Sworn clerk: black dress without simarre and black toq…

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Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-6 bis

The commercial court clerk invested with a delegation mandate in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 27 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of mini…

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Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-5

Copies issued by registrars relating to entries made in the legal publicity registers for which they are responsible may be disseminated electronically under the conditions set out in this article: a)…

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Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-1

The court clerk assists the judges of the commercial court at hearings and in all cases provided for by law. He assists the president of the commercial court in all administrative tasks specific to hi…

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