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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-10

…wn as the "legal reserve" shall be made from the profit for the financial year, less any prior losses. This deduction ceases to be mandatory, when the reserve reaches one-tenth of the share capital.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-12

…ble sums, the General Meeting determines the share allocated to shareholders in the form of dividends. However, where a balance sheet drawn up during or at the end of the financial year and certified…

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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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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-16

…ation, as a first dividend, of interest calculated on the paid-up and unredeemed amount of the shares. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Association, reserves are not taken into account for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-14

…me bonus may be allocated, under the same conditions in the event of the distribution of bonus shares. This bonus dividend may not be allocated before the end of the second financial year following th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-15

It is forbidden to stipulate fixed or interim interest for the benefit of the shareholders. Any clause to the contrary shall be deemed unwritten. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-18

…idend distributed, an option between payment of the dividend or interim dividend in cash or in shares. Where there are different classes of shares, the General Meeting called to approve the financial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-11

…ransferred to reserves pursuant to the law or the Articles of Association, plus any retained earnings. In addition, the General Meeting may decide to distribute sums deducted from the reserves availab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-13

The terms and conditions for the payment of dividends voted by the General Meeting are set by the General Meeting or, failing this, by the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Cha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-12

…prior to that date, or the day of the transaction in the case of subsequent acquisitions or disposals.

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