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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-22

The managing partners are liable, individually or jointly and severally, as the case may be, to the company or to third parties, either for breaches of the legislative or regulatory provisions applica…

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Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-19

…ion, a report on the agreements entered into directly or through intermediaries between the company and one of its Executive Chairmen or shareholders. The General Meeting decides on this report. The m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-33

…e adopted is different from that proposed by the contributions auditor, the managers of the company and the persons who subscribed to the capital increase are jointly and severally liable for five yea…

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Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-35

The members may appoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions provided for in Article L. 223-29.At least limited liability companies that exceed, at the close of a financial year, figure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-14

…ority. Where the company has more than one member, the proposed transfer is notified to the company and to each of the members. If the company has not made its decision known within three months of th…

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Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-15

…n its consent to a proposed pledge of company shares under the conditions provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 223-14, such consent shall constitute approval of the transferee…

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Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-26-1

…rtners. These reports are filed with the clerk of the commercial court, to be appended to the trade and companies register, in the month following approval of the annual financial statements by the ge…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-34

…decree in the Conseil d'Etat. They shall inform the meeting of their assessment of the reasons for and conditions of the reduction. Where the meeting approves a proposed reduction in capital not due…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-39

The statutory auditors are notified, at the latest at the same time as the shareholders, of the meetings or consultations. They shall have access to the meetings. The documents referred to in the firs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-40

The repayment of dividends that do not correspond to profits actually earned may be demanded from the shareholders who received them. The repayment action is time-barred after three years from the dat…

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