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Article R743-32 of the French Commercial code

The application for appointment of the company shall be submitted by the representative of the company or, where the company has not yet been formed, by that of the partners jointly with the application for appointment of those of the partners who intend to practise in the office.

The application shall be sent by teleprocedure on the website of the Ministry of Justice.

It shall be accompanied by any supporting documents, in particular:

1° Documents making it possible to prove compliance with the conditions of aptitude for practising the profession by each of the partners who intend to be appointed to the office as well as compliance with the conditions for holding share capital and voting rights or the composition of the governing bodies;

2° A copy of the company’s articles of association;

3° A copy of any agreement relating to the relationship between the company and the partners and any agreement between the partners relating to the company ;

4° A statement from each of the partners indicating the nature and amount of any shareholding they may have in another company that directly or indirectly exercises a regulated legal or judicial profession;

5° Where one or more partners are required to take out a loan and the company is applying for their appointment to an existing or vacant office, information enabling their financial possibilities to be assessed in the light of the commitments entered into.

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Article R743-32

La demande de nomination de la société est présentée par le mandataire de la société ou, lorsque celle-ci n’est pas encore constituée, par celui des associés conjointement à la demande de nomination de ceux des associés qui entendent exercer la profession dans l’office.

La demande est adressée par téléprocédure sur le site internet du ministère de la justice.

Elle est accompagnée de toutes pièces justificatives, notamment :

1° Des documents permettant de justifier du respect des conditions d’aptitude pour l’exercice de la profession par chacun des associés qui entendent être nommés dans l’office ainsi que du respect des conditions de détention du capital social et des droits de vote ou de composition des organes dirigeants ;

2° Une copie des statuts de la société ;

3° Une copie de toute convention relative aux rapports entre la société et les associés et de toute convention passée entre les associés relative à la société ;

4° Une attestation de chacun des associés indiquant la nature et le montant de son éventuelle participation à une autre société exerçant, directement ou indirectement, une profession juridique ou judiciaire réglementée ;

5° Lorsqu’un ou plusieurs associés doivent contracter un emprunt et que la société demande leur nomination dans un office existant ou vacant, des éléments permettant d’apprécier leur possibilités financières au regard des engagements contractés.

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