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Article R752-7 of the French Commercial code

The application shall specify, in addition to the information provided for in Article R. 752-5, the following information: 1° For the natural person applicant(s): surname, first name, address, telephone number and e-mail address; 2° For the legal entity applicant(s): company name, legal form, address, telephone number and e-mail address, as well as the surname, first name, telephone number and e-mail address of their representative; 3° Location, address and surface area…

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Article R752-8 of the French Commercial code

Where the applicant agrees to receive replies from the competent authority at an electronic address, notifications may be made to him by electronic mail. In this case, the applicant is deemed to have received these notifications on the date on which he consults them using the electronic procedure. He shall send an electronic acknowledgement of receipt to the competent authority at the time the document is consulted. In the absence…

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Article R752-9 of the French Commercial code

For projects requiring planning permission, the application accompanied by the file must be submitted in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 423-2 et seq du code de l’urbanisme. The file is sent to the secretariat of the departmental commission under the conditions set out in article R. 423-13-2 of the same code.

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Article R752-10 of the French Commercial code

If the application for authorisation to operate a business within the meaning of articles R. 752-4 to R. 752-6 is complete, the commission secretariat shall inform the mayor. In the absence of any information to the contrary communicated to the mayor by the commission secretariat within fifteen clear days of receipt of the application, the application is deemed to be complete. This period runs from the day on which the…

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Article R752-10-1 of the French Commercial code

For any retail development project involving a sales area of between 3,000 m2 and 10,000 m2 and once the application file has been registered, the secretariat of the departmental commission forwards the application file to the prefect for his assent.

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Article R752-11 of the French Commercial code

For projects that do not require planning permission, the application accompanied by the file must be sent to the secretariat of the departmental committee in duplicate, one of which must be in electronic form. The application must be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, delivered against a receipt, or sent electronically. In the latter case, the electronic acknowledgement of receipt is sent without delay.

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Article R752-12 of the French Commercial code

If the file is complete, the commission secretariat informs the applicant of the date and registration number of the application and the date by which the decision must be notified to the applicant. The applicant is also informed that, if no decision has been notified before this date, the authorisation will be deemed to have been granted. If the file is incomplete, the commission secretariat invites the applicant, by registered…

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Article R752-13 of the French Commercial code

I.- At least ten days before the meeting, each member of the departmental commission receives, by any means, a copy of the application for authorisation to operate a business, accompanied by: 1° The prefectoral order setting the composition of the commission; 2° The agenda for the meeting; 3° The receipt provided for in article R. 423-3 of the town planning code or the letter registering the application provided for in…

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Article R752-14 of the French Commercial code

The Commission hears the applicant. It may also hear, on its own initiative or at the written request of the commission secretariat, any person whose opinion is relevant to the examination of the application before it. When it examines the first commercial development authorisation application submitted for a project, except for the procedure laid down in article L. 752-4, the departmental commission also hears the persons mentioned in I of…

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Article R752-15 of the French Commercial code

The committee may only deliberate if at least the majority of its members are present. If this quorum is not reached, a second meeting is convened. The committee shall meet at least three days after the date of dispatch of the second notice. The committee may only deliberate if at least one third of its members are present. For the purposes of calculating the quorum, the qualified persons mentioned in…

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