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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-35

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-39

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the extraordinary rights of appointment or removal of directors, members of the sup…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Reciprocal shareholdings

Article L233-30

…it comes to hold any, it must dispose of them within the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and it may not, on their account, exercise voting rights. If a company other than a société par acti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Reciprocal shareholdings

Article L233-31

Where shares or voting rights in a company are owned by one or more companies which it directly or indirectly controls, the voting rights attached to those shares or voting rights may not be exercised…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-37

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of restrictions in the articles of association on the exercise of votin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-34

Except where they result from a legislative obligation, clauses in the articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market providing for restrictions in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-3

Clauses or contracts providing for any person carrying out production, distribution or service activities the possibility:a) To benefit retroactively from discounts, rebates or commercial cooperation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles of prevention.

Article L4531-3

When several building or civil engineering works have to be carried out at the same time on the same site by several project owners, the latter work together to prevent the risks resulting from the in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-3

Where two patent applications are filed successively by the same inventor or his successor in title within a period of not more than twelve months, the applicant may request that the second applicatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours.

Article L3162-3

No period of uninterrupted actual work may exceed a maximum of four and a half hours for young workers. When the daily working time exceeds four and a half hours, young workers are entitled to a break…

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