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Showing 26212630 of 9424 articles for Art. CA Versailles 14-11-1996

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

Article L235-11

…are transferred between the date on which the merger or demerger takes effect and the date of publication of the decision declaring the merger or demerger null and void. In the case of a merger, the…

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

Article L233-11

…cquisition of shares admitted to trading on a regulated market and relating to at least 0.5% of the capital or voting rights of the company that issued these shares must be transmitted within five tra…

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Section 1: Merger

Article L236-11

…ion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds all the shares representing all the capital of the acquired companies or the same company permanently holds all the shares representing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Offences relating to securities issued by joint stock companies

Article L245-11

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros: 1° Preventing a bondholder from taking part in a general meeting of bondholders; 2° Being granted, guaranteed or promi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-11

Notice of the close of the liquidation is published in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-11

…e legal entity appointed as director shall be liable individually or jointly and severally, as applicable, to the group or to third parties, for breaches of the legislative and regulatory provisions a…

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TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-11

The use in dealings with third parties of all deeds, letters, notes and similar documents which do not include the particulars relating to the European Economic Interest Grouping prescribed in Article…

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Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-11

…ly announced by the person conducting the sale and recorded in the minutes.Article L. 442-5 is applicable to any seller who habitually resells new goods in their original condition at a price lower th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-11

Disputes relating to sales made pursuant to Article L. 322-8 shall be brought before the Commercial Court.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-11

…s. A decree may extend the new maximum payment period to all operators in the sector or, where applicable, validate the new method of calculation and extend it to these same operators.II.-The payment…

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