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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-8

Registers of registered securities issued by a company shall be drawn up by that company or by a person authorised by it for that purpose.These registers may be kept chronologically on paper or on any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-85

The agent responsible for representing the estate in the case provided for in Article L. 228-85 is appointed by the president of the commercial court ruling on a request. It produces the claim of the…

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Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-86

In the event of compulsory liquidation, the certificates of account registration of bearer bonds or, where applicable, the documents evidencing such bonds shall be deposited with the liquidator within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-80

In the cases provided for in article L. 228-73, the decision of the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Chairmen to disregard such decision shall be published in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-84

In the event of the safeguard, reorganisation or judicial liquidation of the debtor company, notices and summonses intended for the bondholders shall be sent to the representatives of the general body…

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Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-87

For the application of 1° of article L. 228-99, where there are securities giving access to the capital, the company issuing new equity securities with preferential subscription rights reserved for it…

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Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-88

For the application of 2° of article L. 228-99, where there are securities giving access to the capital, the company making the free share allotment shall transfer to an unavailable reserve account th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-8

A consolidating company within the meaning of the first paragraph of article L. 232-5 carries out, when it exercises the option provided for in this article, restatements in accordance with the consol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-8

Consolidation requires: 1° The classification of the assets and liabilities as well as the expense and income items of consolidated companies according to the classification plan used for consolidatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Unpacking sales.

Article R310-8

I.-A prior declaration of an unpacking sale is sent by the organiser by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt to the mayor of the commune in which the sale ope…

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