Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Applications are drawn up in the forms defined by Article R. 123-3 and sent by the single body defined in Article R. 123-1 to the registry of the competent court. They are accompanied by the deeds and documents mentioned in articles R. 123-102 to R. 123-110 as well as documents meeting the requirements of article L. 123-2. The list of supporting documents is set by the order provided for in…

Additional supporting documents may be requested from the declarant if there is any doubt about the authenticity of the document produced or if its evidential value is insufficient. .

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 123-87 to R. 123-91, registration applications shall bear the signature of the person required to register the company or of his authorised representative who provides proof of his identity and, in the case of the authorised representative, a power of attorney signed by the person required to register the company. A copy of the power of attorney may be provided where electronic transmission…

Any application for additional registration, amending registration and removal shall state: 1° For natural persons, their surname, customary name, pseudonym, first names and date and place of birth, as well as the information provided for in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237; 2° For legal entities, their corporate name or denomination, their legal form and the address of their registered office, as well as the information provided for in…

Applications for amending registration and deletion may be signed by any person proving an interest. The Registrar shall inform the registered person via the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1.

The application for registration as a collaborating spouse shall be made by the person required to be registered in the terms provided for in 8° of article R. 123-37.

A notary who draws up a deed that has any impact on the parties concerned in terms of the register is required to complete the corresponding formalities by sending a file to the single body, in accordance with the procedure laid down in article R. 123-1, on pain of a civil fine of 15 to 750 euros imposed by the judicial court, without prejudice to the application of disciplinary sanctions…

Claims based on articles 1426 or 1429 of the Civil Code are submitted to the clerk’s office by the claimant spouse within three days. The court hearing one of these applications may only give a ruling if it can be shown that this entry has been made in the register.

Applications for registration of the decision given by a court of a Member State of the European Community subject to the application of Council Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or to the application of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, opening insolvency proceedings pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1 of either of…