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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-245-1

In the event of the conversion of a société anonyme into a société européenne, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-244 does not apply. The company draws up plans to convert the company into a sociét…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-2-1

I. - Notwithstanding Articles L. 227-1 and L. 227-9, when a société par actions simplifiée makes an offer referred to in 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code relating to its capit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-51

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the General Meeting may provide that the capital increase that it decides or authorises pursuant to article L. 225-135 includes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-105

Holders of securities giving access to the capital have, under the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a right of disclosure to the company issuing the securities they are entitled t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-10

Any European Company may convert into a public limited company if, at the time of the conversion, it has been registered for more than two years and has had the balance sheet for its first two financi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L714-5

A trademark owner who, without good reason, has not made genuine use of the trademark for the goods or services for which it is registered for an uninterrupted period of five years shall forfeit his r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-9

A trademark registration may be renewed if it does not involve any modification of the sign or extension of the list of goods or services. The owner of the trade mark shall be informed by the National…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-65

In addition to the compulsory information set out in article L. 312-28, the credit agreement stipulates that each instalment must include a minimum repayment of the capital borrowed, which varies acco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 duovicies

The amount of sums actually paid for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies mentioned in article 238 bis HO made before 1 January 2009 is deductible from overall net income; this deduction may…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 242

1. General partnerships, limited partnerships, joint ventures and co-ownership companies of ships which have not opted for the tax regime for capital companies shall be required to provide the adminis…

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