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

Article L226-4

The Ordinary General Meeting appoints, under the conditions set out in the Articles of Association, a supervisory board, composed of at least three shareholders.The supervisory board is composed with…

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

Article L226-7

The manager is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the company. In dealings with third parties, the company is bound even by acts of the manager that do not fall w…

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

Article L225-149

The capital increase resulting from the exercise of rights attached to securities giving access to the capital is not subject to the formalities provided for in Article L. 225-142, the second paragrap…

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

Article L225-178

The authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting entails the express waiver by shareholders, in favour of the beneficiaries of the options, of their pre-emptive right to subscribe for th…

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

Article L225-200

Where the capital is divided either into capital shares and fully or partially amortised shares, or into unequally amortised shares, the General Meeting of shareholders may decide, under the condition…

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

Article L225-216

A company may not advance funds, grant loans or give security with a view to the subscription or purchase of its own shares by a third party. The provisions of this article do not apply either to curr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-254

Liability actions against directors or the managing director, both corporate and individual, shall be barred after three years, starting from the harmful event or, if it was concealed, from its revela…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-261

The labour shares are the collective property of the salaried staff, formed into a labour cooperative company. This labour company must and exclusively includes all employees who have been linked to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-262

The labour shares are in registered form, registered in the name of the workers' cooperative society, inalienable for the duration of the workers' cooperative society.

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

Article L226-5

The Articles of Association must provide for an age limit for the performance of the duties of Supervisory Board member applying either to all Supervisory Board members or to a specified percentage of…

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