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Showing 531540 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-129

Funds from cash subscriptions are deposited under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-6.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-125

…ulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, the copy of this balance sheet may be replaced by an indication of the reference of the previous publication. If no balance sheet has yet been drawn up, this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-121

Where the General Meeting has waived shareholders' pre-emptive rights, the provisions of Article R. 225-120 do not apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-128

…given to the subscriber. The subscription form includes: 1° The company name, followed, where applicable, by its acronym; 2° The form of the company; 3° The amount of share capital; 4° The address of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-12

The sale provided for in Article L. 228-6-1 of the equity securities that could not be allocated individually and corresponding to the rights forming fractional shares, as well as the distribution of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L775-12

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the deletion of all references to the words: "la Poste, un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-12

…ees", is created by the departments of the Minister responsible for labour to collect the following categories of data:1° Information relating to the employee:a) Surname and first names ;b) Date of bi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-12

…od set by the court decision, for the inalienability measure; -three years for the provisional publication of the judicial pledge of the business.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-12

…hin one month of renouncing the assignment provided for in Article L. 526-15, the sole trader shall cause a notice thereof to be entered in the register to which he is subject pursuant to Article L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-12

The essential rules of organisation and financial, budgetary and accounting procedures applicable to establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry comply with the requirements spe…

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