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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-85

The agent responsible for representing the estate in the case provided for in Article L. 228-85 is appointed by the president of the commercial court ruling on a request. It produces the claim of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-31

The decisions of the general meetings of shareholders referred to in article R. 228-28 are published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires. This publication indicates the date on which the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-2

The conditions under which the intermediaries referred to in Article L. 228-29-7-3 facilitate the exercise by shareholders of their rights are set out in Articles 5, 6 and 8 of Commission Implementing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-21

The reports mentioned in articles R. 228-17 to R. 228-20 are sent to the special meetings of holders of preference shares concerned when they are asked to approve these amendments. They shall be made…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-6

A registered intermediary who is the beneficiary of a mandate referred to in Article L. 228-3-2 may transmit or issue under his signature the votes of the owners of shares or bonds. The mandates and p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-1

The intermediary mentioned in the seventh and eighth paragraphs of Article L. 228-1 declares its status as an intermediary registered on behalf of third parties, as soon as the account is opened, with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article D228-56

When the body of holders provided for in article L. 228-37 is made up of holders of securities issued by a State-owned industrial and commercial public establishment subject to public accounting rules…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-voting preference shares.

Article R228-45

Notifications of non-voting preference shareholders' meetings are made under the conditions provided for in articles R. 225-62, R. 225-63, R. 225-65 to R. 225-69 and, where applicable, R. 225-70. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-78

In the case provided for in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-92

If a company carries out a transaction requiring the application of Article L. 228-99, it shall inform the holders of the rights attached to the securities giving access to the capital concerned by me…

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