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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-47

…allocated by the draft terms of cross-border division to one or other of the companies participating in the cross-border division shall be allocated, where the interpretation of the draft terms of di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-20

If one of the members is incapacitated, personally bankrupt or disqualified from directing, managing, administering or controlling a commercial undertaking of any form, or a non-trading legal person g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-4

The name of shop or factory outlet may only be used by producers selling directly to the public the part of their production not sold in the distribution circuit or being returned. These direct sales…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-29

The following shall not apply to the universal transfer of the business assets of a sole trader, any clause to the contrary being deemed unwritten: 1° Article 815-14 of the Civil Code; 2° Article 1699…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-30

…ecember 1969, a municipality is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liability arising from the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Termination of the guarantee

Article 2314

Where subrogation to the creditor's rights can no longer be effected in his favour through the creditor's fault, the guarantor shall be discharged to the extent of the loss he suffers. Any clause to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-143

…137 to R. 225-142 and R. 22-10-37, the total amount of options opened and not yet exercised may not give entitlement to subscribe for a number of shares exceeding one third of the share capital.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-64

If the proposed settlement is approved, the mayor sends or gives the offender a document informing him of this approval, specifying the amount of compensation to be paid or the terms of performance of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-7

The following are eligible to vote, regardless of age 1° Permanent employees who, on the day of the ballot, are either in service with the Banque de France, on leave, on secondment, on availability fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article D224-9

In the absence of a company time savings account, the employee may, up to a limit of ten days per year, pay the sums corresponding to days of rest not taken into the company pension savings plan. Annu…

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