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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The profit and loss account.

Article R123-192

Income and expenses for the financial year are classified in the income statement in such a way as to show, by difference, items of ordinary income and extraordinary income and expenses, the realisati…

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Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-222-1

The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies draws up a nomenclature of the legal categories of the various legal units registered within the register. This nomenclature indicates, for ea…

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Subsection 4: Information on business papers.

Article R123-238

Deeds and documents issued by the company and intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications, shall state the company name, immediately and legibl…

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Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-124

The following are automatically entered in the register:1° Measures of incapacity or prohibition from exercising a commercial or professional activity, managing, administering or directing a legal ent…

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Paragraph 5: Disputes.

Article R123-145

The court decision shall bear the executory clause on the copy. It shall be notified to the claimant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.

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

Article R123-155

Any registration gives rise to the insertion of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.However, the insertion of a notice is not required in the case of the registratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-175

Journal entries are recorded in the general ledger and broken down according to the chart of accounts.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Disputes.

Article R123-144

The president of the court or the magistrate delegated for this purpose shall rule urgently by order, in the light of the decision and any other useful documents. However, he shall have the option of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R123-166

A joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for industrial property shall determine the conditions of application of this Section. In particular, it sha…

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

Article R123-219

A free service of the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales is provided by the administration of the Journaux officiels to the clerks of the commercial courts and the courts of first…

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