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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-36

…by the Board of Directors, subject to ratification of this decision by the next Ordinary General Meeting.As delegated by the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Board of Directors shall make the neces…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-32

…e company after the depositary's certificate has been drawn up. If the capital increase is not completed within six months of the first deposit of funds, the provisions of the second paragraph of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30

…council, member of the group works council, employee delegate or member of the company's health, safety and working conditions committee. It is also incompatible with any mandate as a member of a Euro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-37

…ate that, for the purposes of calculating the quorum and majority, directors who take part in the meeting by videoconference or telecommunication means enabling them to be identified and guaranteeing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-39

The provisions of article L. 225-38 do not apply to agreements relating to ordinary transactions entered into under normal conditions or to agreements entered into between two companies, one of which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-3

The capital must be fully subscribed. Cash shares are paid up, at the time of subscription, by at least half of their nominal value. The remainder is paid up in one or more instalments by decision of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-31

Directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 shall not lose the benefit of their employment contract. Their remuneration as employees may not be reduced as a result of e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-3

…cle L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict between the said representatives, if there is no known successor in title or in the event of vacancy…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-3

…se is meant a collection of independent works, data or other elements, arranged in a systematic or methodical manner, and individually accessible by electronic or any other means.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-3

The collaborative work is the joint property of the co-authors. The co-authors must exercise their rights by common agreement. In the event of disagreement, it is for the civil court to rule. Where th…

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