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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-27

If the shareholder fails to pay up at the times set by the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the managers, as the case may be, the sums remaining to be paid on the amount of the shares subsc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29

On expiry of the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, shares in respect of which the payments due have not been made shall cease to entitle the holder to admission and voting rights at sharehol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-18

The dividend distributed, if any, to holders of preference shares may be paid in equity securities, in accordance with the terms set by the Extraordinary General Meeting or the Articles of Association…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Investment certificates.

Article L228-30

The Extraordinary General Meeting of a société par actions, or in companies which do not have one, the body which takes its place, may decide, on the basis of the report of the Board of Directors or t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-61

If there is more than one body of bondholders, they may under no circumstances deliberate at a joint meeting.Any bondholder has the right to attend the meeting or to be represented at the meeting by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-21

The shares remain negotiable after the dissolution of the company and until the close of liquidation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-62

The following may not represent bondholders at general meetings: managers, directors, members of the management and supervisory boards, general managers, auditors or employees of the debtor company or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-77

In the event of an issue of bonds with collateral, the collateral is constituted by the company prior to or at the same time as the issue, on behalf of the bondholders. Acceptance results solely from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-81

…of guarantee constituted subsequent to the issue of the bonds are constituted by the company on behalf of the bondholders' group. They are accepted by the representative of the bondholders' group.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-89

In the event of closure due to insufficient assets, the representative of the estate or the appointed court-appointed agent shall recover the exercise of the bondholders' rights.

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