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Article Annexe 4-2

JURISDICTIONS HAVING JURISDICTION UNDER ARTICLE L. 420-7,PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE TRADERS OR CRAFTSMENHEAD OFFICE OF THE COURTSof commerce and the courtsmixed of commerceRESSORTMarseille.Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-3

The card allowing the exercise of an itinerant commercial or craft activity, provided for in article L. 123-29, is signed by the president of the consular chamber or his representative. It includes th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-2

When the declaration is made at the same time as a business creation declaration submitted to the business formalities centre run by a territorial chamber of commerce and industry or by a chamber of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

The continuing professional development obligation is met: 1° By participation in training seminars, supervised self-study programmes or distance learning courses or courses; 2° By attendance at collo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 bis AB

I.-Public limited companies (sociétés anonymes), simplified joint stock companies (sociétés par actions simplifiées) and limited liability companies (sociétés à responsabilité limitée), the securities…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1729 A bis

I. - Fines or surcharges imposed on legal entities for serious breaches characterised by an amount of evaded duties of at least €50,000 and the use of a fraudulent manoeuvre, within the meaning of b a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 A ter

In French Guiana, municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a decision taken under the conditions provide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 bis A

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 85 of the Book of Tax Procedures concerning the tax administration's right of communication, traders and craftsmen with regard to the taxation of thei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article Annexe 4-2

I.-Model table provided for in Article A. 444-203 SIREN number of the office or firm A B C D E F G H I J K L1 L2 M1 M2 N O ... ... .../ ... Legend: This table contains as many rows as there are office…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-4

Except in the case of cessation 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…

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