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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article R145-8

From the point of view of the respective obligations of the parties, restrictions on the enjoyment of the premises and obligations normally incumbent on the lessor, which the lessor would have dischar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-87

The agent responsible for representing the co-owners of undivided shares under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 225-110 is appointed by order of the President of the C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-82

…itions defined in Article R. 225-61 comply with the rules laid down in Articles R. 225-76 to R. 225-81, R. 22-10-24 and R. 225-95 for proxy and postal voting forms.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-8

…e with Article 333 of that Code. The price is set in accordance with the terms set out in articles 1843- 4 du code civil et 17 du décret n° 78- 704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l' application de la loi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

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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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5214-8

Articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7 to L. 2123-16, L. 2123-18-2 and L. 2123-18-4, as well as article L. 2123-24-1 are applicable to the members of the council of the communauté de co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-8

…n area is equal to that received the previous year. The reductions provided for in Article L. 5211-28 apply to the inter-municipality grant of the Greater Paris metropolitan area. In 2016 and 2017, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-8

The provisions of articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-14 applicable to syndicats de communes are applicable to syndicats mixtes associating exclusively communes, établissements publics de coopération inter…

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