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Article L123-36 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

A national register of companies is kept, in which companies carrying out a commercial, craft, agricultural or self-employed activity on French territory are registered. The following are thus registered, on their declarations: 1° The persons mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 123-1 ; 2° The commercial agents referred to in article L. 134-1; 3° Persons in the trades and crafts sector mentioned in the article 19…

Article L123-37 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

The following shall be entered in the national register of companies, or filed to be appended thereto: 1° For the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 123-36, all the information, deeds and documents appearing in the register of commerce and companies pursuant to II of article L. 123-1 and any specific legislative or regulatory provisions; 2° For the natural persons referred to in 2° of Article L. 123-36, all…

Article L123-38 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

It is an offence to give, in bad faith, inaccurate or incomplete information with a view to registering, changing the situation of or removing from the national register of companies a person mentioned in 2° to 6° of Article L. 123-36 is punishable by a fine of €4,500 and six months’ imprisonment.

Article L123-39 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the list of information declared and documents transmitted by the person required to register, which shall be entered and filed in the national register of companies after validation by the authorities mentioned in this sub-section. .

Article L123-40 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

The authorities mentioned within this sub-section shall control that the undertakings falling within their area of competence comply with the conditions necessary for access to their activity or for the exercise thereof. The nature and scope of this control are specified, for each authority, within this subsection.

Article L123-41 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

Registrations of information and filings of documents in the national register of companies are validated by the clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in commercial matters competent for the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 123-36 as well as for the natural persons mentioned in 4° and 5° of the same article who have chosen to carry on…

Article L123-42 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

The decision to enter a piece of information or the declaration that a document has been deposited in the Trade and Companies Register, the Special Register of Commercial Agents or the Special Register of Sole Proprietorships with Limited Liability by the Registrar of the Commercial Court or the Court of First Instance ruling in commercial matters, after carrying out the checks required of him in these matters, validates the entry…

Article L123-43 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

Registrations of information and filings of documents in the national register of companies are validated, for the natural persons mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36, by the President of the regional Chamber of Trades and Crafts or, by delegation, the President of the relevant departmental Chamber of Trades and Crafts.

Article L123-44 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

The president of the regional chamber of trades and crafts or, by delegation, the president of the departmental level chamber of trades and crafts verifies that the natural persons mentioned in 3° of Article L. 123-36 and the corporate officers of the legal entities referred to in 3° of the same article are not subject to the prohibition provided for in article L. 653-8 or the additional penalty of disqualification…

Article L123-45 of the French Commercial code

November 8, 2023

The president of the regional chamber of trades and crafts or, by delegation, the president of the departmental level chamber of trades and crafts monitors compliance, by the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 : 1° The conditions set out in I et IV de l’article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du…

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Article L123-36 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-37 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-38 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-39 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-40 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-41 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-42 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-43 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-44 of the French Commercial code

Article L123-45 of the French Commercial code

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