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Showing 55115520 of 16362 articles for Art. Commercial Agents Regs 1993 – Reg 17

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-4

…ating in a merger operation shall make the following documents available to its shareholders at its registered office at least thirty days before the date on which the general meeting or competent bod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-11

…16, shall be lodged within the same period.In all cases, the opposition shall be brought before the Commercial Court.

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Section 1: Merger

Article R236-13

Lessors of premises leased to the absorbed companies may also object to the merger, under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article R. 236-11.

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Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-23

Where approval of the merger by the extraordinary general meeting of the acquiring company is not required in accordance with II of Article L. 236-9, the information referred to in Article R. 236-22 s…

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Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-32

The inspection provided for in article L. 236-43 shall be carried out within fifteen days of receipt of all the documents mentioned in article R. 236-32.

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Section 1: General provisions.

Article R237-1

The words "company in liquidation" and the name of the liquidator(s) must appear on all deeds and documents emanating from the company and intended for third parties, in particular on all letters, inv…

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Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial companies.

Article R247-4

Any breach of the provisions of Article R. 237-1 is punishable by the fine provided for in 5° of l'article 131-13 du code pénal pour les contraventions de la cinquième classe.

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Paragraph 1: Declaration

Article R321-2

Operators of voluntary sales by public auction shall declare to the Conseil des maisons de vente, within thirty days of the date on which they occur, any changes in fact or in law likely to affect the…

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Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-24

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Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-3

Each candidate makes a declaration that includes his surname, forenames and signature, as well as those of his substitute. He shall specify his place of practice in the constituency for which he is st…

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