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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1144

…r nullity shall run, in the case of error or fraud, only from the day on which they were discovered and, in the case of violence, only from the day on which it ceased.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1134

Mistake as to the essential qualities of the co-contractor is a ground of nullity only in contracts concluded in consideration of the person.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Defects in consent

Article 1131

Vices of consent are a cause of relative nullity of the contract.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-12

…r the general meeting shall give its decision within one month of the date of the request for approval. The contract of incorporation or the Articles of Association, as the case may be, may also make…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-18

In the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 125-17, the grouping or company may not proceed with the installation of a new successful bidder unless the former holder of the shares o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-15

…the tenant-manager. If, within the following three months, this warning has remained without effect and if the legitimate interests of the collective shop or of some of its members are compromised, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-16

Subject to the share valuation procedure provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 125-17, any member of a collective shop may refer any decision taken pursuant to articles L. 125-12, L. 125-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-14

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, may make the management lease of a business or a craft business in the general shop subject to the approval of the ten…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-13

The approval clause is not enforceable in the event of a compulsory sale of the shares, whether or not they have been pledged.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-17

…uccessors, have the option of transferring or selling their business or their company in the trades and crafts sector registered in the National Register of Companies. The new assignee of the site or,…

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