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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-6

…L. 123-1 which became legally enforceable against third parties before the e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing.

Article R313-14

…use and which do not benefit from the simplified presentation regime, as provided for in article L. 123-16 of the French Commercial Code and article R. 123-200 of the French Commercial Code, must incl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Contributions and levies collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection and the repayment of the social debt

Article 1600-00 C

In accordance with II bis of article L. 136-5 of the Social Security Code, the generalised social contribution on earned income and replacement income due on foreign source income, provided that, in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article L123-41

…l matters competent for the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 123-36 as well as for the natural persons mentioned in 4° and 5° of the same article who have chosen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-106

The filing provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 123-105 includes, for limited liability companies: 1° In the event of an increase or reduction in the share capital, a copy of the minutes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-37-1

…n euros in turnover, defined in accordance with the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article D. 123-200, assessed on the closing date of the last accounting period.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-13

…omicile, date and place of birth and information relating to nationality provided for in Article R. 123-37 of: 1° Persons with general authority to bind the caisse d'épargne et de prévoyance with resp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-136

The mortgage assignment deed (number 123 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of: 1° Where the mortgage assignment is granted by a third party in the main deed : a quarter of the fees for the main…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-4

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 busines…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Borrowings issued in France by international organisations

Article 131 ter A

…ance by international organisations are exempt from the withholding tax defined in 1 of Article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of

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