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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-131

The minimum duration of the priority subscription period provided for in article L. 225-135 is three trading days.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-22

The provisions of Article R. 225-73 are applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-1

The appeal provided for in Article 17 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 is brought against a decision that has acquired the force of res judicata.It is lodged from the day on which the decision is no l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 174

When a case is referred to the Investigating Chamber on the basis of Article 173 or Article 221-3, all pleas alleging the invalidity of the proceedings referred to it must, without prejudice to its ri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-4

At the end of the procedure for verification and admission of claims as provided for in Article L. 644-3 and the realisation of assets, the liquidator shall include his proposals for distribution on t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 902

The Registrar shall forthwith send to each of the respondents, by ordinary letter, a copy of the statement of appeal with an indication of the obligation to constitute a lawyer.In the event of the ret…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-12

On pain of forfeiture established, if necessary ex officio, by order of the president of the court of review, the applicant for review must, at the latest within two months of the declaration at the r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Legal proceedings.

Article L1251-59

Representative trade union organisations may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of this chapter on behalf of an employee without having to provide proof of a mandate from the perso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-15

Position limits and position management controls shall be transparent and non-discriminatory, shall state how they apply to persons and shall take into account the nature and composition of market par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article L424-8

A financial instrument mentioned in 1 or 2 of II of Article L. 211-1 traded on a small and medium-sized enterprise growth market may only be traded on another small and medium-sized enterprise growth…

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