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Showing 221230 of 68896 articles for Art. L. 123-1 and L. 123-9

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-2

…erencing or purchasing office for retail businesses do not file their accounts under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23, the president of the commer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-35

When transmitted electronically, accounting documents shall be filed in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-51

…ter of companies is set up in digital format. It contains the digital files of registered companies and, within each file, all the information and documents that have been the subject of a registratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-52

All the information entered and documents attached to the national register of companies, with the exception of accounting documents covered by a declaration of confidentiality, will be made available…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-57

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-55

Where the challenge to the decision relating to the entry of information or the filing of documents in the national register of companies relates to the validation or control of an authority mentioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-154-1

…h are accompanied by a declaration of confidentiality of the annual accounts pursuant to Article R. 123-111-1 may only be issued to companies that have filed them and to the authorities, legal entitie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Schedule.

Article R123-195

In addition to the mandatory information provided for in articles L. 123-13 to L. 123-21, L. 232-1 to L. 232-23, R. 123-179 to R. 123-189 of this code and article R. 313-14 of the Monetary and Financi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-1

The authorisation provided for in Article L. 123-11-3 is issued by the prefect of the département in which the registered office of the domiciliation company is located. In Paris, this approval is iss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article R123-101-1

…ic media for the purposes of keeping the register with that received in accordance with articles R. 123-92 to R. 123-98. An order of the Minister of Justice specifies the terms and conditions of this…

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