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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-8

…the President's instructions. With the exception of the contribution mentioned in II of Article L. 821-5 and the contributions mentioned in I and II of Article L. 821-6-1, the recovery of which comes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-8

The persons referred to in 2° and 3° of article R. 814-58-6 as well as their authorised employees or the persons to whom authority has been given to carry out the dematerialised procedural acts in que…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-8

I.-The costs and disbursements for which the professional may claim reimbursement are as follows:1° With regard to judicial administrators, plan executioners, judicial agents and liquidators:a) Any su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-4

…of activity, any amending declaration relating to the information in 1°, 3° or 4° of article A. 123-80-3 will result in the issue of a new card, after the card that has become obsolete has been return…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-6

…t so requests, the provisional certificate provided for in the fourth paragraph of article R. 123-208-3 is issued by the competent territorial chamber of commerce and industry or chamber of trades and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating to the continuity of family ties

Article A444-84-1

The anticipated joint acknowledgement provided for in Article 342-11 of the Civil Code and the acknowledgement of paternity or maternity made by authentic act provided for in Article 316 of the same c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-5

The amount of the fee provided for in article R. 123-208-3 of the French Commercial Code is set at 30 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-7

Beneficiaries of the provisions set out in the fourth paragraph of article R. 123-208-3 show their provisional certificate to the competent authority when the card is issued.On the occasion of the ren…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-1

The declaration provided for in article L. 123-29 includes, with supporting documents, the following: 1° For a legal entity, the corporate name or denomination followed, where applicable, by the acron…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-83-1

When the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies receives incomplete information, pursuant to the second paragraph of article R. 123-7, which does not allow it to register the company a…

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