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Showing 6170 of 66952 articles for Art. L. 210-6 and C. civ. Art. 1844-3

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Headcount

Article D210-21

For the application of the provisions of this book, the number of employees is determined according to the provisions of the last paragraph of article D. 123-200. The categories of persons included in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Dissolution of the company.

Article R210-14

The partner or shareholder of a company in whose hands all the units or shares are held may dissolve that company at any time, by declaration to the clerk of the commercial court, with a view to the e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Dissolution of the company.

Article R210-15

The judicial dissolution of the company, for any reason whatsoever, shall fall within the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-6

…ar of the expiry date of the company, may record the intention of the members to extend the company and authorise the consultation by way of regularisation within a period of three months, if necessar…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-3

The regular conversion of a company into a company of another form does not result in the creation of a new legal entity. The same applies to an extension or any other amendment to the articles of ass…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-210

…ed form, with the exception of shares bought back to promote the liquidity of the company's shares, and must be fully paid up at the time of acquisition. Failing this, the members of the Board of Dire…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Tax regimes

Article 69 C

Persons who carry out commercial import, sale, commission and brokerage operations involving live butchery and charcuterie animals, as well as those who carry out commercial purchase operations involv…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 C

The provisions of Articles 1, 2 and 3, of this Title and of Titles XII and XV of this Code shall apply to the products referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Article 38.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844

…in court at the request of the most diligent.If a share is encumbered by a usufruct, the bare owner and the usufructuary shall have the right to participate in collective decisions. The right to vote…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Keeping the register

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-6

Documents attached to the association's declarations are kept in an attached file or on electronic media.

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