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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-5

…ll be filed with the registrar of the court in whose jurisdiction the said companies are registered and shall be the subject of publicity, the terms of which shall be laid down by decree in the Consei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article L2241-5

…g to these establishments, in the interest of any public or private service, or make these premises and objects available, either to another public or private establishment, or to a private individual…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-52

…ries of the initial deed, verifies the accuracy of the declaration referred to in article R. 322-51 and appoints the members of the first Board of Directors or the first Supervisory Board and, for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L231-5

The Articles of Association shall determine a sum below which the capital may not be reduced by withdrawals of contributions authorised by article L. 231-1. This sum may not be less than one tenth of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-5

…ordance with articles L. 233-18 to L. 233-26 may, under the conditions set out in article L. 123-17 and notwithstanding article L. 123-18, register the securities of companies that they exclusively co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-5

The nullity of the economic interest group and of its acts or deliberations may only result from a breach of the mandatory provisions of this chapter, or from one of the causes of nullity of contracts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Protests

Article L511-54

…may replace the act of protest, except in the cases provided for by articles L. 511-32 to L. 511-37 and by articles L. 511-40 and L. 511-41.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Protests

Article L511-56

…the commercial court shall regularly update, on the basis of denunciations made to him by notaries and bailiffs, a statement by name and by debtor of protests for non-payment of accepted bills of exc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Protests

Article L511-58

Upon deposit against a receipt by the debtor of the bill of exchange and the protest of the postal cheque and the certificate of non-payment or a receipt recording payment of the cheque, the clerk of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Protests

Article L511-53

…of protest contains the literal transcription of the bill of exchange, the acceptance, endorsements and recommendations indicated therein, the summons to pay the amount of the bill of exchange. It sta…

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