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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-69

…to put questions in writing to the Chairman of the Board of Directors or to the Management Board under the conditions laid down in Article L. 225-232 may be exercised by an association meeting the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-71

The statutory auditors, if any, shall present, in a report attached to the report mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100, their observations on the report referred to, as the case may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Variable capital

Article L231-1

…ered capital may be increased by successive payments by members or the admission of new members and decreased by the total or partial withdrawal of contributions made.Companies whose articles contain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Variable capital

Article L231-4

…coupons are registered, even after they have been fully paid up. They are only negotiable after the definitive incorporation of the company. Negotiation can only take place by means of a transfer on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-16

The Articles of Association may provide for the allocation, as a first dividend, of interest calculated on the paid-up and unredeemed amount of the shares. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-21

…y the ordinary meeting of the partners or within two months of such approval where such filing is made by electronic means:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-26

When micro-enterprises make use of the option provided for in Article L. 232-25, the statutory auditors' report is not made public. When small and medium-sized companies make use of the option provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-66

…ll choose the statutory auditors it intends to propose, without the Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, if they are directors, taking part in the vote. The Board of Directo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-68

…and to request in summary proceedings the appointment of one or more experts to present a report under the conditions provided for in the first two paragraphs of article L. 225-231 may be exercised b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Dissolution

Article L22-10-72

The Commercial Court may, at the request of any interested party, order the dissolution of the company if the number of shareholders has been reduced to less than seven for more than one year for comp…

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