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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-89

…o draws up a deed that has any impact on the parties concerned in terms of the register is required to complete the corresponding formalities by sending a file to the single body, in accordance with t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-87

…n proving an interest.The Registrar shall inform the registered person via the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-85

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 123-87 to R. 123-91, registration applications shall bear the signature of the person required to register the company or of his authorised representative who…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-86

…istration, amending registration and removal shall state: 1° For natural persons, their surname, customary name, pseudonym, first names and date and place of birth, as well as the information provided…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Commercial Court.

Article 878-1

Where the judicial court rules in commercial matters pursuant to article L. 722-4 of the Commercial Code, claims shall be formulated, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules established b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-8

Where the convicted offender has been the subject of one or more decisions to withdraw a reduced sentence, the notice of the expiry date of his custodial sentence sent by the head of the prison to the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-8

When the contractor is unable to execute all or part of a purchase order or contract, in particular when it demonstrates that it does not have sufficient resources or that mobilising them would place…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-8

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-8

…of the residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7, when parentage is established with regard to a parent pursuant to article 316 of the Civil Code, the applicant, if he or she is not the author…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-8

With the agreement of the foreign judicial authorities, the foreign police officers referred to in the second paragraph of Article 694-7 may also, under the conditions laid down by the articles 706-81…

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