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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Variable capital

Article L231-4

…nsfer on the company's registers, and the Articles of Association may give either the Board of Directors or the General Meeting the right to oppose the transfer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-4

…anonymes, the reports provided for in article L. 232-3 are drawn up by the managers, who send them to the statutory auditor, the works council and, where applicable, the supervisory board when one ha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure

Article L234-4

…chapter shall not apply where conciliation or safeguard proceedings have been initiated by the directors in accordance with the provisions of Titles I and II of Book VI.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-4

…ds is carried out by the company's agent on presentation of the court clerk's certificate attesting to the company's registration in the Trade and Companies Register.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-4

The reports provided for in articles L. 232-3 and L. 232-4 are attached to the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3. These reports supplement and comment on the information provided in these docume…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure.

Article R234-4

When, pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 234-1, the statutory auditor shall inform the president of the court of the steps he has taken; this information shall be sent without delay by regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 4 A

Persons whose tax domicile is in France are liable for income tax on all their income. Those whose tax domicile is outside France are liable for this tax solely on their French-source income.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 4 B

1. The following shall be deemed to have their tax domicile in France within the meaning of Article 4 A : a. Persons who have their home or main place of residence in France; b. Those who carry on a p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 4 bis

Sont également passibles de l'impôt sur le revenu:1° (Abrogated);2° Les personnes de nationalité française ou étrangère, ayant ou non leur domicile fiscal en France, qui recueillent des bénéfices ou r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-4

…where this has been committed against a minor of fifteen years of age, shall constitute a failure to assimilate. If the Government objects, the person concerned is deemed never to have acquired Fren…

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