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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-79

Securities are constituted in a special deed. Where the special deed is entered into prior to the issue of the bonds, the representatives of the masse may be parties thereto on behalf of the masse of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-74

Bonds repurchased by the issuing company, as well as bonds taken out at the draw and redeemed, are cancelled and may not be put back into circulation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-70

Bondholders are not individually entitled to exercise control over the company's operations or to request disclosure of corporate documents.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-73

If the general meeting of bondholders of the company being acquired or divided has not approved, as the case may be, one of the proposals referred to in 3° and 6° of I of Article L. 228-65, the board…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-72

Failing approval by the general meeting of the proposals referred to in 1° and 4° of I. of article L. 228-65, the board of directors, the management board or the managers of the debtor company may ove…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-7

…Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-82 and the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-64. However, by exception to article L. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-76

In the event of early dissolution of the company, not brought about by a merger or demerger, the general meeting of bondholders may demand redemption of the bonds and the company may impose it.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-75

In the absence of special provisions in the contract of issue, the company may not require bondholders to redeem the bonds early.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-7

1. An applicant for a patent who wishes to avail himself of the priority of an earlier filing shall be required to file a declaration of priority and to prove the existence of the earlier application…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-7

Any person who, in good faith, at the date of filing or priority of a patent, was, in the territory where this Book is applicable, in possession of the invention which is the subject of the patent, sh…

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