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Article L123-8 of the French Commercial code

A person subject to registration who has not applied for registration by the end of a period of fifteen days from the commencement of his activity may not, until he is registered, rely on the status of trader with regard to third parties or public administrations. However, it may not invoke its failure to be entered in the register to evade the responsibilities and obligations inherent in that status.

Without prejudice to the application of Article L. 144-7, a registered trader who disposes of his business or who grants the right to operate it, in particular in the form of a management lease, may only plead cessation of his commercial activity in order to avoid liability claims against him arising from the obligations contracted by his successor in operating the business, from the day on which the striking off or the corresponding entry was made.

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Article L123-8

La personne assujettie à immatriculation qui n’a pas requis cette dernière à l’expiration d’un délai de quinze jours à compter du commencement de son activité, ne peut se prévaloir, jusqu’à immatriculation, de la qualité de commerçant tant à l’égard des tiers que des administrations publiques. Toutefois, elle ne peut invoquer son défaut d’inscription au registre pour se soustraire aux responsabilités et aux obligations inhérentes à cette qualité.

Sans préjudice de l’application de l’article L. 144-7, le commerçant inscrit qui cède son fonds ou qui en concède l’exploitation notamment sous forme de location-gérance ne peut opposer la cessation de son activité commerciale, pour se soustraire aux actions en responsabilité dont il est l’objet du fait des obligations contractées par son successeur dans l’exploitation du fonds, qu’à partir du jour où a été opérée la radiation ou la mention correspondante.

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