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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-48

…123-10, registered natural persons shall request, via the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and within one month of the transfer or change of address:1° A new registration within the jurisdict…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-49

…to the person registered through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and to the clerk of the former establishment or address. The clerk will automatically proceed, in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-51

Any registered trader shall apply through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and, within a period of one month before the total cessation of his commercial activity within the jurisdiction…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-52

In the event of the death of the trader, the application for deregistration is submitted to the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 by the merchant's heirs or universal successors, except where…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182

…py of the form required for the declaration provided for in article R. 212-88 is given in appendix II-12-2-a. This form specifies the list of documents required for this declaration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration

Article R7123-3

None of the successive deductions referred to in article L. 7123-9 and made by the modelling agency to reimburse the expenses it has advanced for the promotion and development of the model's career ma…

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

Article A123-58

The European economic interest groupings referred to in Article A. 123-18 file at the latest at the same time as their application for registration:

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

Article A123-56

The articles of association of savings and provident institutions filed as an appendix to the Trade and Companies Register are approved in advance by the central body of savings banks and banques popu…

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

Article A123-55

Savings and provident institutions shall file the deeds listed in 1° of Article R. 123-103 in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 123-102 et seq.

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

Article A123-57

The associations mentioned in Article A. 123-16deposit in an annex to the Trade and Companies Register, at the latest at the same time as their application for registration, pursuant to the last parag…

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