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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-15

The creation of these shares gives rise to the application of articles L. 225-8, L. 225-10, L. 225-14, L. 225-147, L. 22-10-53 and L. 22-10-54 relating to special advantages when shares are issued to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-10

The provisions of articles L. 225-38 to L. 225-43, L. 22-10-12 and L. 22-10-13 are applicable to agreements entered into directly or through an intermediary between the company and one of its managers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-1

…es cannot obtain the production, communication or transmission of the documents referred to in articles L. 221-7, L. 223-26, L. 225-115, L. 225-116, L. 225-117, L. 225-118, L. 225-129, L. 225-129-5, L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Provisions relating to relations with the authorities of non-EU Member States in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-62

I. - The provisions of this article shall apply where there is no agreement between the European Union and a State which is not a member of the Union and where an existing agreement does not deal with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67

Articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-7

…ation of the société européenne are governed by the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-82 and the fourth par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-134

Articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-68, the second paragraph of article L. 225-131, articles L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, L. 232-2 and L. 232-10 of the French Commercial C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-1

…payant is chaired by a magistrate from the administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal, appointed by decree.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-8

The court shall order the losing party to pay the other party the sum it determines, in respect of costs incurred and not included in the costs. The parties may produce evidence of the sums they claim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-4

…payant are handed down by the chairman of the commission or by a magistrate appointed by him, who rules alone. The chairman of the commission or the magistrate designated by him may, where the questio…

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