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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-36

…lated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the exercise of voting rights attached to shares in the company s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…n matters of property effects of registered partnerships;- of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and comme…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

…nd 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-65

Shares owned in breach of articles L. 22-10-61 and L. 22-10-62 must be sold within one year of their subscription or acquisition. On expiry of this period, they must be cancelled..

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-73

…n which the damage occurred.However, for losses that occurred between 1 September 1998 and 23 April 2004, the six-month period only runs from the latter date.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-20

The report referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 225-68 includes the information defined in articles L. 22-10-9 to L. 22-10-11 as well as article L. 225-37-4.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…ry 2011 on the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004; 6° Du d du 3, du 8 de l'article 5 et des articles 8,9 et 16 du règlement (UE) n° 260/2012 du P…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures in companies with between eleven and fifty employees

Article L2232-23

…ence of an elected member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee, articles L. 2232-21, L. 2232-22 and L. 2232-22-1 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-12

The provisions of articles R. 811-22 to R. 811-24 relating to the aptitude examination are applicable to candidates for the profession of judicial representative. The examination is organised under th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-71

…shall present, in a report attached to the report mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100, their observations on the report referred to, as the case may be, in article L. 225-37 or a…

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