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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-269

In the event of dissolution, the corporate assets are distributed among the shareholders only after the capital shares have been fully amortised. The portion representing the labour shares, in accorda…

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Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article L225-204

A capital reduction is authorised or decided by the Extraordinary General Meeting, which may delegate to the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, all powers to carry it out.…

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Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-267

However, general meetings of sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière deliberating on amendments to the Articles of Association or on proposals to continue the company beyond the term fixed for its…

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Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article L225-205

When the meeting approves a proposed capital reduction not motivated by losses, the representative of the bondholders' group and the creditors whose claims predate the date on which the minutes of the…

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Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-255

In the event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Titles III and IV of Book VI relating to the receivership and compulsory liquidation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-246

The early dissolution of the company is pronounced by the Extraordinary General Meeting.

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Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-252

In addition to the action for compensation for the loss suffered personally, shareholders may, either individually or by grouping together under the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Eta…

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Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-259

If the company uses the option of issuing worker shares, this circumstance must be mentioned on all its deeds and documents intended for third parties by the addition of the words "à participation ouv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-215

A pledge by the company of its own shares, directly or through a person acting in his own name but on behalf of the company, is prohibited.Shares pledged by the company must be returned to their owner…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6 : Conversion of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-243

Any public limited company may convert into a company of another form if, at the time of conversion, it has been in existence for at least two years and has drawn up and had approved by the shareholde…

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