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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232

…rocedure for creating, changing its situation or ceasing its activities provided for in article L. 123-33, they are communicated to the registered legal units via the single body mentioned in the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-231

No legal effect attaches to the identification or non-identification of a legal unit registered in the register. It remains subject to any legislative, regulatory or contractual obligation relating to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-226

When the validations mentioned in sub-section 2 of section 4 of this chapter result in changes to the identification information listed in article R. 123-222, this information is sent to the National…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-228

Unless the first two paragraphs of article L. 613-4 of the Social Security Code apply, the cessation of companies, whether natural or legal persons, subject to registration in the National Register of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to requests for disclosure or production of documents

Article R153-2

When, pursuant to 1° of Article L. 153-1, the judge restricts access to the document to persons authorised to assist or represent the parties, he may also decide that these persons may not make a copy…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Intermediaries or persons authorised to hold financial instruments in custody

Article L775-26

Article L. 542-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-20

Once the period stipulated in 3° of article D. 1235-19 has elapsed, the employee's tacit acceptance is deemed to have been obtained.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Exercise by a taxpayer of shares belonging to the municipality.

Article R2132-2

Where the administrative court does not rule within two months or where authorisation is refused, the taxpayer may appeal to the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Intermediaries or persons authorised to hold financial instruments in custody

Article R775-25

Article R. 542-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Intermediaries or persons authorised to hold financial instruments in custody

Article R774-26

Article R. 542-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013.

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