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Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-8

The rules setting out the liability of members of the board of directors and management board of public limited companies are applicable to the chairman and officers of the société par actions simplif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-2

…ance with Article L. 228-1 is required, at the request of the issuing company or its agent, to provide a list of the non-resident owners of the shares or bonds to which these voting rights are attache…

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Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-7

…rading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union, provided that such request is made in accordance with Article 3a of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European…

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Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-11

…voting rights, with special rights of any kind, on a temporary or permanent basis. These rights are defined in the Articles of Association and, for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a…

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Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-17

In the event of a merger or demerger, the preference shares may be exchanged for shares of the companies benefiting from the transfer of assets and liabilities with equivalent special rights, or accor…

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Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-28

The defaulting shareholder, successive transferees and subscribers are jointly and severally liable for the unpaid amount of the share. The company may take action against them, either before or after…

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Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-6

…non-compliance by the company with either articles L. 228-29-1 or L. 228-29-2, or the conditions under which decisions must be taken at general meetings and the publication formalities laid down by t…

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Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-3

…r, where applicable, the ordinary shares of one of the classes previously issued by the company. Holders of non-voting preference shares enjoy the rights granted to other shareholders, with the except…

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Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-9

…hat has issued non-voting preference shares is prohibited from amortising its capital. Repayments made prior to the full redemption or cancellation of the non-voting preference shares may be cancelled…

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Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-11

…se stipulated. Amendments to the Articles of Association resulting from a capital increase are recorded by the managing partners.

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