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Showing 411420 of 56725 articles for Art. L 225-183 al. 2

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

Article R225-141

The adjustment of the subscription price may never have the effect of reducing this price below the nominal value of the share.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-53

…isory Board may authorise the Management Board to grant sureties, endorsements or guarantees on behalf of the company, up to a total amount that it shall determine. This authorisation may also set, fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-37

If a member of the Supervisory Board is appointed to the Management Board, his or her term of office on the Board ends as soon as he or she takes up his or her position.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-40

When a transaction requires the authorisation of the Supervisory Board and the latter refuses it, the Management Board may submit the dispute to the General Meeting of Shareholders, which will decide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-41

The term of office of a Supervisory Board member expires at the end of the Ordinary General Meeting of shareholders called to approve the financial statements for the previous financial year and held…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-38

The persons appointed to be members of the Supervisory Board are entitled, as soon as they are appointed, to appoint the members of the Management Board or the sole Managing Director.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-46

Unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association, a member of the Supervisory Board may give a proxy, in writing, to another member to represent him or her at a meeting of the Board. Each me…

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

Article R225-115

When the General Meeting itself determines all the terms and conditions of the capital increase with cancellation of preferential subscription rights, the report referred to in Article R. 225-114 shal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-71

A request for items or draft resolutions to be included on the agenda of the meeting, by shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, shall be sent to the registered office by registere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-17

…the permanent representative and the termination of his term of office are subject to the same disclosure formalities as if he were a director in his own name.

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