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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-8

…becomes aware of this, shall inform its shareholders. II.-The companies referred to in I of Article L. 233-7 whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market in a State party to the Agreemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IVa: Certain regulated tariffs

Article L444-1

…the said tariff. The services provided by the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 811-2 and in the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 are remunerated in accordance with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-2

An anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1 is irrevocably presumed to have been established with regard to the natural or legal person designated in the same Article once its existen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-50

…gned by him, on the bill of exchange or on an allonge. For the remainder, the provisions of article L. 511-42 are applicable. After the cessation of the force majeure, the bearer must, without delay,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-1

…ncial, economic and social situation of the company. This judge may apply the provisions of article L. 623-2. He may be assisted by any expert of his choice.The opening of safeguard proceedings in res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-10

…commitments they entered into during its preparation, subject to the provisions set out in Article L. 626-3.Debts arising from the cash contributions referred to in the first paragraph benefit from t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-9

…e judicial liquidation, engage in any of the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 640-2. However, a debtor who is an individual entrepreneur with limited liability may continue to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-6

…the debtor, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the assignee or the co-contractor mentioned in article L. 642-7 may appeal against judgments that adopt or reject the plan for the sale of the business. Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-2

…mber of commerce and industry, the natural or legal persons mentioned in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 713-1 have one additional representative when they employ between ten and forty-nine employees in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…he amount of the financial contribution from the Bouches-du-Rhône department referred to in Article L. 2513-5 is determined each year by agreement between the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the city…

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