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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-19

The Executive Chairman or, if there is one, the Statutory Auditor, presents to the General Meeting or attaches to the documents communicated to the shareholders in the event of written consultation, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-14

Company shares may only be transferred to third parties outside the company with the consent of a majority of the members representing at least half of the company shares, unless the Articles of Assoc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-1

A société anonyme (public limited company) is a company whose capital is divided into shares and which is formed between partners who bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions.It is for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Establishment.

Article L1422-1

At least one industrial tribunal is set up within the jurisdiction of each judicial court. If there is only one industrial tribunal, its jurisdiction extends to the entire jurisdiction of the judicial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General rules.

Article L1311-1

Without prejudice to the application of special legislation and the powers granted to local authorities, decrees by the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Haut Conseil de la santé publ…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article L133-19

The rules relating to the upgrading to a higher demographic category of municipalities classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of sub-section 2 of section 2 of this chapter are set out in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-14

The conversion of a société en commandite par actions into a société anonyme or a société à responsabilité limitée is decided by the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, with the agreement o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-11

Amendments to the Articles of Association require the agreement of all the general partners, unless otherwise stipulated. Amendments to the Articles of Association resulting from a capital increase ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-13

The members of the supervisory board do not incur any liability, due to the acts of the management and their result. They may be declared civilly liable for offences committed by the managers if, havi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Variable capital

Article L231-1

It may be stipulated in the articles of companies which do not have the form of a société anonyme and in any cooperative company that the registered capital may be increased by successive payments by…

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