French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.
Article L522-40
A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of the provisions of this chapter.
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A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of the provisions of this chapter.
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…
Any transfer of the work with a view to its exploitation outside the initial press title or a coherent press family is subject to the express prior agreement of its author expressed on an individual b…
The Board of Directors, the Management Board or the manager(s) are entitled to decide on or authorise the issue of bonds, unless the Articles of Association reserve this power to the General Meeting o…
The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica alone is authorised to speak on behalf of the State before the bodies of the territorial collectivity of Corsica. By agreemen…
The authorities mentioned within this sub-section shall control that the undertakings falling within their area of competence comply with the conditions necessary for access to their activity or for t…
In order to grant the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must ensure, on the basis of measurable economic data, in par…
Any distributor who, in his capacity as assignee or agent, has exploitation rights for the marketing of a feature-length cinematographic work eligible for financial support for production from the Cen…
Rent paid in advance, in any form whatsoever, and even by way of security, shall bear interest for the benefit of the tenant, at the rate charged by the Banque de France for advances on securities, fo…
In the event of default by the borrower in the performance of a leasing contract accompanied by a promise of sale or a hire-purchase contract, the lender is entitled to demand, in addition to the retu…
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