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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-22

When the AIF acquires, disposes of or holds shares in a company whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L2361-1

This Title applies to: 1° European Cooperative Societies constituted in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society and havin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2373-5

If only one form of employee participation exists within the participating companies, this system shall be applied to the company resulting from the cross-border merger, taking into account, for its i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article L236-29

The company or companies benefiting from the contributions resulting from the transaction referred to in Article L. 236-27 and the company contributing part of its assets shall be jointly and severall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2372-15

The members of the special negotiating body shall be kept informed of :1° The method of incorporation of the company resulting from the cross-border operation and its effects on the participating comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2352-15

The members of the special negotiating body shall be kept informed of : 1 The method of incorporation of the European Company and its effects on the participating companies and their subsidiaries and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all companies

Article R822-53

The designation "firm of statutory auditors" may only be used by firms registered on the list referred to in I of Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all companies

Article R822-47

The company may not be registered in the Trade and Companies Register and practise as a statutory auditor until it has been entered on the list.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-184

A special report informs the Ordinary General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-186. This report also gives an account of:the numb…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 R

The tax credit defined in article 220 nonies is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the new company in respect of the financial years during which the loan interest was booked. Loan interest…

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