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Ensuring compliance with the\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0obligation to file annual accounts: legal consequences and\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>enforcement measures<\/span><\/p>\n According to article L 123-12 of the Commercial Code, it is compulsory for all traders to draw up\u00a0<\/span><\/span>annual accounts<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0at the end of the financial year.\u00a0<\/span>With regard to commercial companies, the obligation to keep annual accounts is specified in Article L. 232-1 of the Commercial Code.\u00a0These annual accounts generally include the balance sheet, the income statement and an appendix.\u00a0These documents must be accurate, sincere and give a faithful representation of the company’s assets, financial situation and results.\u00a0The annual accounts must be approved at a general meeting which must be held within 6 months of the closing date of the financial year.\u00a0The business manager bears the costs of filing the annual accounts.If you need help with these formalities,<\/span><\/p>\n Failure to comply with these requirements may result in penalties as provided for by the Commercial Code.\u00a0According to Article L. 611-2 II, if the managers do not file their annual accounts within the time limits set, the president of the court may order them to do so promptly, under pain of a sanction.\u00a0In practice, the president of the commercial court issues an order enjoining the company’s legal representative to file the annual accounts within one month of the notification or service of the order, under pain of a fine.<\/span><\/p>\n The clerk of the Commercial Court then notifies the order to the legal representative of the company.\u00a0If the injunction is not followed, the president of the court is competent to execute the penalty payment, thus ordering the corporate officer to pay the fine.<\/span><\/p>\n In a recent judgment, the Court of Cassation specified that “when the president of a commercial court, having ordered the legal representative of a legal person to file the annual accounts, under penalty, notes the non-performance and lifts the penalty, the judicial authority representing is condemned in a personal capacity\u2026\u201d (Court of Cassation \u2013 Commercial Chamber \u2013 May 7, 2019 \u2013 No. 17-21.047).\u00a0Thus, in the event of failure to file the annual accounts, the personal liability of the corporate officer is engaged.\u00a0They will be condemned individually and will have to pay the fine out of their own funds.\u00a0<\/span>The corporate officer will then receive a receipt from the Direction G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des Finances Publiques, responsible for collecting the penalty payment.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>It is usually not possible to challenge the court order imposing the penalty.<\/span><\/p>\n This order must be sent by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt.\u00a0However, in practice, these decisions are not always sent in this way, and sometimes not even served by a bailiff.\u00a0In such cases, our law firm in Nice can assist you in challenging recovery titles on the basis of fines imposed periodically, which often raises questions about their validity.<\/span><\/p>\n In conclusion, the legal obligation to file annual accounts has important consequences.\u00a0Failure to comply may engage the personal liability of the corporate officer, who may be convicted and required to personally pay the fine.\u00a0<\/span>Our dedicated team of lawyers in Nice<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is available to advise and represent you in these matters, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>protecting your interests\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ 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[…]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" by\u00a0<\/span>admin<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Oct 14, 2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>News in business law<\/span><\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<\/span>b<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>0 comments<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nObligation to file annual accounts: \u2013<\/span><\/h2>\n
Compliance Enforcement: \u2013<\/span><\/h2>\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBy Ma\u00eetres Florent DE FRANCESCHI and Gr\u00e9gory DAMY According to article L 123-12 of the Commercial Code, all merchants must draw up annual accounts at the end of the financial year.<\/span>\r\nEn ce qui concerne les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s commerciales, l\u2019obligation de tenir des comptes annuels r\u00e9sulte de l\u2019article L. 232-1 du code de commerce. Ces comptes annuels comprennent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement le bilan, le compte de r\u00e9sultat et une annexe. Ces documents doivent \u00eatre r\u00e9guliers, sinc\u00e8res et donner une image fid\u00e8le du patrimoine, de la situation financi\u00e8re et du r\u00e9sultat de l\u2019entreprise. Les comptes annuels doivent donc \u00eatre approuv\u00e9s lors d\u2019une assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale . Cette derni\u00e8re doit \u00eatre tenue dans les 6 mois qui suivent la date de cl\u00f4ture de l\u2019exercice. Le dirigeant doit donc payer pour effectuer la formalit\u00e9 de d\u00e9p\u00f4t des comptes annuels. Votre avocat sp\u00e9cialiste en droit des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s, \u00e0 Nice, peut g\u00e9rer toutes ces formalit\u00e9s \u00e0 votre place.<\/h1>\r\n
Failing this, the Commercial Code provides for sanctions.\u00a0Article L. 611-2 II provides that if the managers do not file their annual accounts within the time limits provided for by the applicable texts, the president of the court may issue them an injunction to do so at short notice under penalty.\u00a0In practice, the President of the Commercial Court issues an order requiring the legal representative of the legal person to file the annual accounts within one month of notification or service of the order, under penalty of 'penalty.<\/span><\/h2>\r\n
The clerk of the Commercial Court then notifies the order to the legal representative of the company.\u00a0In the event of non-execution of the injunction that he issued, the President of the Court rules on the liquidation of the penalty payment, that is to say that he will condemn the corporate officer to pay this penalty payment.<\/span><\/h3>\r\n
The Court of Cassation recently ruled \"that when the president of a commercial court, having ordered the legal representative of a legal person to file the annual accounts, under penalty, notes the failure to perform and liquidates the penalty, the legal representative is sentenced in a personal capacity\u2026\u201d (Court of Cassation \u2013 Commercial Chamber \u2013 May 7, 2019 \u2013 No. 17-21.047).\u00a0In the event of failure to file the annual accounts, it is therefore the corporate officer who is liable.\u00a0He will be sentenced on a personal basis and will have to pay the penalty out of his own money.\u00a0The corporate officer will then receive a receipt from the General Directorate of Public Finances, which is responsible for collecting the penalty.\u00a0If the Court's order setting a penalty payment cannot be challenged,<\/span><\/h4>\r\n
This Order must be sent by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt.\u00a0In practice, these decisions are not addressed in this way and even less served by way of a bailiff.\u00a0Our law firm in Nice will be able to help you challenge collection titles based on frequently questionable periodic penalty payments.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n