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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-19

Where the trader has not reimbursed the consumer in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 224-35, the sums owed by the professional are automatically increased by half.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-10

…itions set out in II of this article, one or more merger commissioners, appointed by court decision and subject to the incompatibilities with regard to the participating companies set out in Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-17

…laration with the Registrar in which they relate all the acts carried out with a view to the merger and by which they affirm that the transaction has been carried out in accordance with the laws and r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-11

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds all the shares representing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-13

…ty company, the members of the disappearing companies may act ipso jure as founders of that company and the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions governing limited liability companies.I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until the completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds at least 90% of the sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-15

…vation with regard to them.The non-obligated creditors of the companies participating in the merger and whose claim predates the publicity given to the draft terms of merger may lodge an objection to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-14

The draft terms of merger shall be submitted to the bondholders' meetings of the merged companies, unless the said bondholders are offered redemption of the securities upon simple request on their par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-16

…he merging company's bondholders' meetings. However, the general meeting of bondholders may give a mandate to the representatives of the general body of bondholders to oppose the merger under the cond…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-116

…ther on the dates stipulated in the Articles of Association, or by decision of the members' meeting and at the latest within two years of the company's registration on the list. Within eight days of t…

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