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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-5

When the priority dividends due in respect of three financial years have not been paid in full, the holders of the corresponding shares acquire, in proportion to the percentage of the capital represen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-10

The Articles of Association may give the Company the option of requiring the repurchase either of all its own non-voting preference shares, or of certain classes of them, each class being determined b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-6

Holders of non-voting preference shares are convened to a special meeting under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Any shareholder holding non-voting preference shares may attend the spec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-7

In the event of a capital increase through contributions in cash, holders of non-voting preference shares are entitled to preferential subscription rights under the same conditions as ordinary shareho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-4

Priority dividend shares without voting rights entitle their holders to a priority dividend deducted from the distributable profit for the year before any other appropriation. If it appears that the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

Undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime are :1° The undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-1 which are authorised to carry on their business, and those referred to in the first paragraph of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-3

The guarantee due in application of article L. 3253-18-1 relates to the unpaid debts mentioned in article L. 3253-8. However, the periods provided for in 2° and 3° of article L. 3253-8 are extended to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

I. - This section applies to1° to financial instruments traded on a trading venue or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been submitted ;2° Financial instruments other…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-6

The provisions relating to public offers mentioned in Article L. 433-3 do not apply to measures taken by the collège de résolution under this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-3-1

Every year, the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail draws up a report on its activities, which is sent to Parliament:1° As part of its tasks rela…

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