Unofficial translaction
jurisdiction, the person under obligation to register shall request:
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itsdeletion from the Registerof Commerce and Securities in the jurisdiction where it was
registered;

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Anewregistrationat the Register of Commerce and Securities of the jurisdiction in which
the businessis relocated; thisregistrationshall be final only after verifications provided
for in paragraphs 4 and 5hereinafter.

For this purpose, the person under obligation to registershall, as the case may be, submit
information and supporting documents provided for in articles 44 to 48 hereinafter.
Such formalities must be carried out by the person under obligation to register withinone month
of the relocation.
The clerk or the competent body in the State party overseeing the Register of Commerce and
Securities within the jurisdiction in which the person under obligation to registerhas relocated
his businessmust, within themonthofthenewregistration,verify the deletion of that person by
requiring that he submits a certificate issued by the clerk or the competent body in the State
party of the place of the previousregistration.
In the event the person under obligation fails to register, the clerk or the competent body in the
State party must,ex officio,proceed with corrections at the expense of that person.
Section 4 –Amendments, Additional and Secondary Entries
ARTICLE 52– Where the situation of the person under obligation to register undergoes
changes that require revisions or amendments of the particulars entered in the Register of
Commerce and Securities, he shall introduce a request for an amendment or revisionof entry
withinthirty(30)days.
Any amendment concerning particularly the marital status, matrimonial regime, capacity, and
the activity of the registrant, or any changes concerning the status of legal entities required to
register should be notified to the Register of Commerce and Securities.
The partial cessation of activity must also be notified tothe Register of Commerce and
Securities.
Any request for an amendment , or revisions of entries entry shall be signed as provided for in
article 39 of this uniform Act.
The courtclerk or the person in charge of the competent body in the State party shall issue
aregistration receipt that states the formality that has been completed.

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