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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mergers between commercial companies

Article L236-5

…36-2, if the effect of the proposed merger is to increase the liabilities of the members or shareholders of one or more of the companies in question, it may only be decided unanimously by the said mem…

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Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

…pproved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the acquiring company. However, one or more shareholders of the acquiring company representing at least 5% of the share capital may apply to the courts…

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Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-30

…In this case, the non-bonding creditors of the participating companies may oppose the transaction under the conditions and with the effects provided for in the second to last paragraphs of article L.…

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Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-40

…pany or companies being acquired, members who voted against approval of the draft terms of cross-border merger, holders of non-voting shares and members whose voting rights have been temporarily suspe…

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Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-16

…eport on the management of the group, where they exclusively or jointly control one or more other undertakings , under the conditions hereinafter defined. II.-Exclusive control by a company results fr…

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Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-32

…he Management Board, with the authorisation of the target company's Supervisory Board, may take any decision the implementation of which is likely to cause the bid to fail, subject to the powers expre…

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Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-33

I. - By way of derogation from I of Article L. 233-32, the articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that, during a takeover bid, the…

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Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-40

When a company decides to apply or terminate the application of the provisions set out in articles L. 233-35 à L. 233-39, it shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall make this dec…

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Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-25

The companies receiving the contributions resulting from the demerger are jointly and severally liable to the bondholders and non-bondholders of the demerged company, in place of the latter, without t…

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Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17-1

Provided they justify this in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in I of article L. 233-16 are exempt from the obligation to draw up and publish consolidated accou…

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