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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-1

A société anonyme (public limited company) is a company whose capital is divided into shares and which is formed between partners who bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions.It is for…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The network

Article L512-86

…he local savings companies, the Fédération nationale des caisses d'épargne et de prévoyance and the société de participations du réseau des caisses d'épargne.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-8

…commercial nature, whether exercised directly or through an intermediary ; 2° Being a partner in a société en nom collectif, a general partner in a société en commandite simple or par actions, the ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-5

…ormed in accordance with the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérales soumises à un statut législatif ou réglementaire ou dont le titre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-35

…aires may only propose the dissolution of the Board of Directors after obtaining the opinion of the Société centrale de crédit maritime mutuel.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-98

Sociétés d'exercice libéral à responsabilité limitée, à forme anonyme ou par actions simplifiées de commissaires aux comptes are governed by the provisions of Book II of this Code, subject to the prov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-11

Collective management organisations invest income from the exploitation of rights and income resulting from the investment of such income in accordance with the general investment and risk management…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 nonies

Dividends on labour shares allocated to employees of sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière governed by the law of 26 April 1917 are subject to income tax according to the rules applicable to sala…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Economic and social measures

Article L4253-4

Where, in a société anonyme, a region is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liability arising…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Duration

Article R3114-2

…of the contract must not exceed the time reasonably expected by the concessionaire to amortise the investments made for the operation of the works or services with a return on the capital invested, t…

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