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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending registration or cancellation

Article R123-263

…y: 1° An indication of the secondary nature of each establishment corresponding to this description and, where applicable, its name and the information provided for in article R. 123-244 and, where ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-227

…ster in the event of dissolution if it is a legal unit mentioned in 4° to 6° of Article R. 123-220, and in the event of death, a final decision to deregister, pursuant to the provisions of Article L.…

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

Article A123-61

…ctronic transmission of the accounting documents provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-111, accompanied, where applicable, by the declaration of confidentiality of the annual accounts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-70

…et out in article R. 123-66 also includes dissolution or a decision declaring the legal entity null and void for any reason whatsoever, with an indication of the name, customary name, pseudonym, foren…

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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

…etion must include: 1° For natural persons, their surname, usual name, pseudonym, first names, date and place of birth, as well as the information provided for in 1° of article R. 123-237; 2° For lega…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232

The identification numbers in the register are communicated to registered legal units and their establishments by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. In addition, when the iden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 4: Declaration for the purpose of cancellation.

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: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-305

When the person registered in the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector does not comply with its obligations in terms of professional qualification or when it do…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Registration, amendment, deletion and filing requirements

Article R123-241

Unless otherwise provided, any person referred to in Article L. 123-36 shall file the documents required to be appended to the National Register of Companies within one month of the date on which the…

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

Article R123-252

…ed, where applicable, by its acronym; 2° The legal form, specifying the company's legal personality and its legal personality; 3. 2° Its legal form, specifying, where applicable, whether the company h…

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