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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Reciprocal shareholdings

Article L233-29

…decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The company may not exercise the voting rights attached to these shares.

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Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-2

In sociétés en nom collectif and en commandite simple, completion of the publication formalities is required on pain of nullity of the company, the deed or the deliberation, as the case may be, withou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mergers between commercial companies

Article L236-2

A merger may be carried out between companies of different forms.It is decided, by each of the companies concerned, under the conditions required for the amendment of its Articles of Association.If th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-27

…ted financial statements and the group management report are made available to the statutory auditors.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-20

…dating company the information necessary for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.The consolidated financial statements are prepared and published in accordance with the procedures…

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Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-25

…ority of the undertakings included in the consolidation for their parent company financial statements. In this case, significant events affecting the assets or liabilities of the undertakings included…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-20

…eneral meeting called to decide on the cancellation of shareholders' preferential subscription rights. It is a criminal offence for the chairman, directors or statutory auditors of a société anonyme t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning simplified joint stock companies

Article L244-2

Failure by the chairman or manager of a société par actions simplifiée (simplified joint-stock company) to consult the shareholders under the conditions laid down in the articles of association in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital reduction

Article L242-23

…of a public limited company reduce the share capital without respecting the equality of shareholders.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-21

The dissolution of the economic interest grouping entails its liquidation. The personality of the grouping subsists for the purposes of the liquidation.

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