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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-162

The filing of the accounting documents provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 123-111, accompanied, where applicable, by a declaration of confidentiality or a declaration of simplified publ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of declarations.

Article R123-86

Any application for additional registration, amending registration and removal shall state: 1° For natural persons, their surname, customary name, pseudonym, first names and date and place of birth, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-4

The period of interruption of service at the end of which the declarant is authorised by the single body to transmit the single dossier mentioned in article R. 123-3 to the recipient bodies or, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-295

The Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies) requests that the National Register of Companies record the following in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-282

Where it concerns a natural or legal person registered in the Trade and Companies Register, any decision by the President of the regional Chamber of Trades and Crafts or, by delegation, by the Preside…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The form of declarations and filings and their processing by the keeper of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-289

Any application for additional registration, amending registration or deletion must include: 1° For natural persons, their surname, usual name, pseudonym, first names, date and place of birth, as well…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-216

The notice relating to a declaration of deregistration shall include the information required by article R. 123-160.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Filing of accounting documents, declaration of confidentiality and declaration of simplified publication of annual accounts.

Article R123-111

Commercial companies are required to file, within one month of their approval by the ordinary general meeting, the accounting documents provided for in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23. The filing of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R123-121-3

The documents certifying that the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 in the event of the assignment of new assets or the withdrawal of assigned assets subsequent to the creati…

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

Article A123-18

In its application for registration, the European Economic Interest Grouping declares, pursuant to Article R. 123-62 : 1° With regard to the grouping: a) Its name, its trading name, if one is used; b)…

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