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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1763 E

When the administration establishes that a company defined in Article 238 bis HE has not complied with the undertaking provided for in the second paragraph of paragraph 3 of Article 199 unvicies or on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15-2

Credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions that provide payment services, payment institutions, participative finance intermediaries, insurance companies in the context of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-94

Amendments to the Articles of Association, except in the case of the extension of the company or an increase in the commitments of the members, are decided by a majority of three quarters of the votes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-6

All partners must be involved in the company's incorporation deed, either in person or through a proxy showing special authority.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-49-1

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions under which this sub-section shall apply to finance companies.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-250

A liability action based on the cancellation of the company shall lapse under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 235-13.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-142

Prior to the opening of the subscription period, the company shall carry out publicity formalities, the terms of which shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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

Article L227-12

The prohibitions provided for in Article L. 225-43 apply, under the conditions determined by this article, to the chairman and senior executives of the company.

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

Article L228-5

As regards the company, the securities are indivisible, subject to the application of articles L. 225-110 and L. 225-118.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-70

Bondholders are not individually entitled to exercise control over the company's operations or to request disclosure of corporate documents.

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