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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-261

…1° With regard to the legal entity: a) The information provided for in 1°, 4° and 5° of article R. 123-252 and 2° of article R. 123-253; b) The legal form of the legal entity. b) The legal form of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-256

As an exception to Articles R. 123-252 to R. 123-254, when a commercial company whose registered office is located abroad is subject to the legislation of another Member State of the European Union or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-255

…hose set out in Annex 1-3 to this book, in addition to the information provided for in Articles R. 123-252 to R. 123-254, the legislation applicable to it, and the place and number of its registration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-260

…ural person who is a member of the grouping, the information provided for in a of 1° of Article R. 123-243, with the exception of the registration number in the national register for the identificatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-253

…f the partners who are indefinitely liable or jointly and severally liable for the company's debts; 2° Depending on the legal form, the name, surname, pseudonym, forenames, date and place of birth, na…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-262

Other legal entities whose registration is provided for by the provisions of 1° of Article L. 123-36 declare the information provided for in Articles R. 123-252 to R. 123-259. The information required…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-257

…company at the time of its registration: 1° For companies, the information mentioned in Article R. 123-244; > For commercial companies whose registered office is in France, the information mentioned i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-258

…pon declaration by the company: 1° The country, place and, if available, the registration number; > 2° If the person so wishes, the address and principal activity of these establishments on presentati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2

The Public Prosecutor of the place where the judicial police officer usually carries out his duties shall order the withdrawal or, for a period not exceeding two years, the suspension of the authorisa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-21

If the application is dismissed, the appellant shall be ordered to pay the costs, unless the commission relieves him of them in whole or in part. The commission's decision shall entail compulsory exec…

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