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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-42

Termination clauses by operation of law for cessation of business shall cease to have effect for the time required to carry out the transformations made pursuant to the provisions of section 8. This p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-4

In the event of all the shares in a limited liability company being combined in one hand, the provisions of article 1844-5 of the Civil Code relating to judicial dissolution shall not apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-41

…he resolutory clause does not come into effect if the tenant releases himself under the conditions set by the judge.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-48

The tenant may, at his request, be authorised to carry on one or more activities in the rented premises that differ from those provided for in the lease, having regard to economic conditions and the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-43

…senting a majority of the company's shares if the shareholders' equity shown in the last balance sheet exceeds 750,000 euros. The decision shall be preceded by a report from a registered auditor on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-42

…areholders shall decide, within four months of the approval of the accounts that showed the loss, whether the company should be dissolved early.If dissolution is not decided by the majority required t…

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Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-40

The repayment of dividends that do not correspond to profits actually earned may be demanded from the shareholders who received them. The repayment action is time-barred after three years from the dat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-4

Subscription of shares for cash is recorded by a bulletin drawn up in accordance with the conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-48

…the duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors which, in the absence of an express provision, is set at sixty-five years.Any appointment made in breach of the provisions set out in the previous para…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-41

Agreements approved by the meeting, like those disapproved by it, produce their effects with regard to third parties, except when they are cancelled in the case of fraud. Even in the absence of fraud,…

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