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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-13

…rmed without any contributions other than those of the merging companies.Where the new company is a limited liability company, the members of the disappearing companies may act ipso jure as founders o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until the completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds at least 90% of the sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-15

The acquiring company is debtor to the non-obligated creditors of the acquired company in place of the latter, without this substitution entailing novation with regard to them.The non-obligated credit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-14

The draft terms of merger shall be submitted to the bondholders' meetings of the merged companies, unless the said bondholders are offered redemption of the securities upon simple request on their par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-16

The draft terms of merger are not submitted to the merging company's bondholders' meetings. However, the general meeting of bondholders may give a mandate to the representatives of the general body of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions.

Article L4643-1

Professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions are set up in industries presenting particular risks. These bodies are responsible in particular for 1° Promoting safety training ; 2° Det…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Management costs and tax and social security measures.

Article L7233-1

A legal entity or sole proprietorship which places workers with natural persons who are employers or which, on behalf of the latter, carries out administrative formalities and social security and tax…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to off-premises contracts

Article L221-10-1

Any unsolicited visit by a trader to a consumer's home with a view to selling products or providing services is prohibited where the consumer has made it clear and unambiguous that he does not wish to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-11-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

When they market structured deposits within the meaning of Article L. 312-22 or when they provide advice on these deposits, credit institutions are subject to the provisions of 2°, 3° and 6° of II of…

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