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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

The publisher's safeguard or receivership proceedings do not result in termination of the contract.When the business is continued in application of articles L. 621-22 et seq. of the Commercial Code, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-1-2

When the conditions set out in article L. 621-4-1, the court appoints as liquidator at least two judicial representatives, one of whom is common to the debtor and the companies mentioned in 2° and 3°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Share subscription or purchase options

Article L212-16

…t to subscribe for or purchase shares may be granted under the terms and conditions set out in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13

The head office and central administration of any credit institution or finance company authorised in accordance with Article L. 511-10 are located in France. These provisions do not apply to branches…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-122

I.-Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-2

The provisions of Titles I, II, III and IV of this book may not be modified by agreement, except those which give the parties a simple option and which are contained in the last paragraph of I and II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-2

Article L. 1220-1 and Chapter I of Title II of Book II of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1221-2, L. 1221-8-2, L. 1221-9, L. 1221-10-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-256

Where the company is subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-18 to L. 22-10-30, members of the Management Board are subject to the same liability as directors under t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1-1

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a trader who, in contracts offered to or concluded with consumers or non-traders, continues to use contractual terms in identi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-11

Any portfolio management company which has decided to dissolve early before the end of this period remains subject, until the end of its liquidation, to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés fin…

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