Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

I.-The declarations referred to in 1° of I of article R. 123-1 include the information essential for the recipient bodies to exercise their prerogatives or for registration in the registers or business register. This includes the following information:

1° In the case of company start-ups:

a) The name, surname, forenames and nationality of the person making the declaration in the case of natural persons, and the company name in the case of legal persons;

> b) The legal form of the company. b) The legal form of the company;

> c) The registered office of the company. c) The registered office of the company, the domicile of the declarant or the address of the establishment;

d) The telephone number and, if available, the e-mail address of the declarant;

> e) The purpose of the form e) The purpose of the formality;

f) The activity or activities carried out by the company in each of its establishments, specifying the main activity of the company and of each of its establishments;

> g) The existence of employees in each of the establishments, specifying the main activity of the company and of each of its establishments;

h) The number of employees in each establishment g) The existence of employees in the company or establishment and, where applicable, their number;

> h) The effective date of the contract of employment and, where applicable, the number of employees. h) The effective date of the event covered by the formality;

> i) The date and place of birth of the person concerned i) The date and place of birth of the declarants who are natural persons;

j) If available, the social security number of the natural person declaring the activity;

> k) The existence of activities on the territory of the Company k) The existence of activities carried out simultaneously with the activity that is the subject of the declaration and, where applicable, the designation of these activities as well as an indication of the register or directory of companies in which they are registered and the social security system to which they are attached;

> l) The nature of the management of the business by the natural person making the declaration l) The nature of the management, where the business is a limited liability company;

> m) Whether or not the business is run by a limited liability company;

n) Whether or not the business is run by a limited liability company m) Whether or not the business owner's spouse is regularly employed in the business and the status chosen by the latter in this respect, as well as, in the case of regular employment, the name, surname, forenames, nationality and place of residence of this spouse;

2° For changes in the company's situation and for its cessation of activity:

a) The name, surname, forename, nationality and place of residence of the spouse of the person concerned a) The name, surname, forenames, pseudonym and social security number of the declarant in the case of natural persons, and the company name or business name in the case of legal persons;

b) The telephone number and, if applicable, the e-mail address of the declarant. b) The telephone number and, if available, the e-mail address of the declarant;

> c) The unique identification number of the declarant. c) The company's unique identification number and, where applicable, the name of the town where the registry office where it is registered is located, or the regional chamber of trades and crafts responsible for checking its registration as a company in the trades and crafts sector in the National Register of Companies;

d) The purpose of the form to be completed. d) The purpose of the formality and the effective date of the event justifying it;

> e) In the case of an amending declaration, the date on which the formality is required. e) In the case of an amending declaration stating that the spouse of the company director is regularly employed by the company, the status chosen by the spouse in this capacity, together with the spouse's surname, customary surname, first names, nationality and place of residence;

The single body does not transmit the form to the company director. The single body will not forward declarations that do not comply with the above conditions. It cannot assess the validity of such declarations. It shall inform the declarant without delay of any refusal to transmit, stating the reasons, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article R. 123-6.

The single body will consult the national register of the identification of natural persons in order to confirm, for the natural persons registered, that the information declared is identical to that contained in this register.

The result of this consultation will be communicated to the recipient bodies mentioned in the order provided for in article R. 123-16.

> II. II-Applications for the authorisations referred to in 2° of I of article R. 123-1 include the identity of the applicant and the purpose of the application.

The single body does not forward applications for the authorisations referred to in 2° of I of article R. 123-1. The single body does not forward applications for authorisation that do not comply with the conditions listed above. It cannot assess whether the application is well-founded. It shall inform the applicant without delay of any refusal to transmit, giving reasons, in accordance with the conditions laid down in article R. 123-6.

The single body shall query the register of applications for authorisation in accordance with the conditions laid down in article R. 123-6. The single body will consult the national register of the identification of natural persons in order to confirm, for the natural persons registered, that the information declared is identical to that contained in this register.

The result of this consultation will be brought to the attention of the recipient bodies mentioned in the order provided for in Article R. 123-16.