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Article R743-150 of the French Commercial code

A receipt shall be issued for any cash payment made to the registry. A receipt shall not, however, be issued for payments made through the registrar’s bank account. The clerks are enjoined to receive cheques of any kind given to them in payment, unless, if they deem it appropriate, they do not issue the documents or proceed with the formality requested until they have been cashed. All headed paper of…

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Article R743-151 of the French Commercial code

The clerks of the commercial courts may, before proceeding with the acts of their department, require from the party requesting the acts or formalities a sufficient advance for the payment of the costs, emoluments, disbursements and remuneration relating to these acts or formalities. The provision shall include, where applicable, the amount of fees due to the National Institute of Industrial Property for maintaining the National Register of Companies. In the…

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Article R743-152 of the French Commercial code

The Public Prosecutor or the State Prosecutor shall, whenever they deem it useful, check the registers and documents of any kind of the registries within their jurisdiction. In the event of an infringement, they shall report the matter to the Minister of Justice and inform the President of the National Council of Registrars so that any appropriate action may be taken against the offender. The President of the Commercial Court…

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Article R743-153 of the French Commercial code

Where the work, formalities, diligence or assignments referred to in Annex Article 4a-3 are carried out in his exclusive interest, the representative of the interested party may not claim reimbursement from the latter of the specific fees received by the Registrar.

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Article R743-158 of the French Commercial code

When the jurisdiction of a commercial court or a court of first instance ruling in commercial matters is modified as a result of a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 743-159 à R. 743-177. The same applies when a court is created or when the registry of a mixed commercial court is entrusted to a commercial court…

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Article R743-159 of the French Commercial code

In accordance with article R. 721-5, the court originally seised shall continue to have jurisdiction to rule on proceedings instituted prior to the date of the change of jurisdiction as well as on all proceedings arising from a safeguard, legal redress, legal liquidation, legal settlement, liquidation of assets, as well as personal bankruptcy or other sanctions.

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Article R743-160 of the French Commercial code

The registrar of the court previously having jurisdiction retains the minutes, registers, deeds, documents and papers filed prior to the change in jurisdiction, subject to the provisions of articles R. 743-162 to R. 743-168. He alone is authorised to issue a copy or extract thereof, mentioning however the date of the change in jurisdiction and the court that now has jurisdiction.

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Article R743-161 of the French Commercial code

Until the expiry of the legal time limit for communication to third parties, when the registrar of the court now having jurisdiction issues copies or extracts of minutes, registers, deeds, documents and papers concerning natural or legal persons whose domicile or registered office is situated in cantons, communes or sections of communes previously included in the jurisdiction of another court, he shall mention on these copies or extracts the court…

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