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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions specific to natural persons

Article R123-121-1

Under his own responsibility, the natural person shall file in the forms provided for in article R. 123-102, at the time of his application for registration, a certificate of delivery of the informati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions specific to natural persons

Article R123-121-3

The documents certifying that the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 in the event of the assignment of new assets or the withdrawal of assigned assets subsequent to the creati…

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

Article R123-140

Orders issued by the judge responsible for overseeing the register shall be notified to the registrant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.The notification shall indicate the form and…

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

Article R123-163

The fees, emoluments and costs relating to the formalities carried out pursuant to this section shall be borne by the applicants.In addition to their emoluments regulated by Articles R. 743-140 et seq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The Trade and Companies Register

Article R123-171

When the registered legal entity has set up its registered office at the domicile of its legal representative by using the option available under the provisions of the second and fourth paragraphs of…

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

Article R123-177

The inventory is the annual check of the existence and value of all assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date. Inventory data is kept under the conditions provided for in article L. 123-22 and…

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

Article R123-178

For the application of article L. 123-18 : 1° The acquisition cost is equal to the purchase price plus the ancillary costs necessary to put the asset into a usable condition; 2° The production cost is…

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

Article R123-180

The classification of balance sheet and income statement items and the list of information contained in the notes to the financial statements may be adapted by business sector by a regulation of the A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-182

The assets side of the balance sheet, the model for which is established by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables, shows the following items in succession:1° Under fixed assets: intangibl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article R123-208-5

I. - Any person wishing to carry out an itinerant 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 itin…

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