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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R822-113

…partners, who appoint a joint representative, to the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes. A copy of the company's articles of association is attached to the declaration, which includes a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R822-115

…ns below. The company is exempt from the publication formalities provided for in articles R. 210-16 et seq.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article A131-1

The certificates provided for in 2° of I and 2° of II of Article R. 131-1 must comply with the models attached to this article.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interest of the dispute

Article A444-190

The emolument base is rounded to the nearest euro.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-169

…Creditor certificate 7.54 € 179 Payment to contractors of funds paid by credit organisations (per settlement) 7.54 180 All requests for cadastral documents, including cadastral extract, survey docume…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-171

…n the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 711-5 of the code de la construction et de l'habitation 18.87 € 184 Registration of the syndicate of co-owners of a building put up for c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interest of the dispute

Article A444-189

Where applicable, the amount of damages awarded by the judge shall be taken into account in assessing the interest of the dispute.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-170

…iminal record, with reinitialisation of the application, gives rise to the collection of a new fee set in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in 1° and 2° of this article.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interest of the dispute

Article A444-188

…he basis of notaries' fees specified in articles A. 444-54 and A. 444-55. In matters of judicial sureties, the interest of the litigation corresponds to the amount of the guarantee taken as surety.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Paris Fire Brigade (R).

Article R2512-16

The Paris fire brigade carries out its mission in the commune of Paris. It is, for this purpose, at the disposal of the Prefect of Police.

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