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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-1

I.-When the issuing company or the third party appointed by it believes that certain holders whose identity has been disclosed to them are acting on behalf of third parties who own the securities, the…

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Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-3

Non-voting preference shares may be created by a capital increase or by conversion of ordinary shares already issued. They may be converted into ordinary shares. Non-voting preferred shares may not re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-11

…r during its existence, preference shares may be created, with or without voting rights, with special rights of any kind, on a temporary or permanent basis. These rights are defined in the Articles of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-6-3

Shares whose holders, despite compliance with the formalities for convening general meetings, are unknown to the account keeper or have not been reached by the convening notices, for ten completed yea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-9

A company that has issued non-voting preference shares is prohibited from amortising its capital. Repayments made prior to the full redemption or cancellation of the non-voting preference shares may b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-6-1

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, when the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders has authorised a transaction resulting either in an exchange of shares o…

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Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-102

Unless specifically stipulated in the issue contract and excluding the case of early dissolution not resulting from a merger or demerger, the company may not require holders of securities giving acces…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-99

The company called upon to allot the equity securities or securities giving access thereto must take the measures necessary to protect the interests of the holders of the rights thus created if it dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-6

Holders of non-voting preference shares are convened to a special meeting under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Any shareholder holding non-voting preference shares may attend the spec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-2

I.-With a view to identifying the owners of bearer securities, the Articles of Association may provide that the issuing company or a third party designated by it is entitled to request, at any time an…

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