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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-52

Articles L. 2312-45 to L. 2312-51 of this Code do not apply to the offers referred to in Articles L. 225-207 and L. 22-10-62 of the French Commercial Code or when the company is the subject of a publi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-17

The company may not require shareholders or unit holders to repay any dividends, except where the following two conditions are met:1° If the distribution has been made in breach of the provisions of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Agricultural organisations

Article 1030

Deeds, documents and writings of any kind concerning agricultural cereal cooperative societies and their unions are exempt, subject to article 1020, from all registration duties.Cooperative mills, agr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-32

Where the corporate action is brought by one or more members, acting either individually or under the conditions provided for in Article R. 223-31, the court may only rule if the company has been duly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-170

Where the corporate action is brought by one or more shareholders, acting either individually or under the conditions provided for in Article R. 225-169, the court may only rule if the company has bee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-53

Articles R. 228-60 to R. 228-78 and R. 228-80 to R. 228-86 are applicable in the event of the issue of profit participation certificates. To this end, the rules provided for by these articles and conc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article R511-26

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution collects the information referred to in Articles L. 511-98 and L. 511-99 published by credit institutions and finance companies, under the conditio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-68-1

The company is dissolved ipso jure when all the members exercising their functions within the company simultaneously cease to exercise their functions under the conditions provided for in article L. 7…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-38

The percentage of each financial facility guaranteed by the credit institution or finance company either from its own funds or from those of the guarantee funds set up with it may not exceed 50%. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-39

The secondary offices provided for in article R. 4381-75 are not subject to the additional registration or secondary registration provided for by articles 9 and 20 of decree no. 84-406 of 30 May 1984…

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