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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-82

…down in Articles R. 225-76 to R. 225-81, R. 22-10-24 and R. 225-95 for proxy and postal voting forms.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-86

The right to participate in General Meetings is evidenced by the registration of the shares in the name of the shareholder, on the day of the General Meeting, in the registered share accounts held by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-80

Instructions given by electronic means under the conditions defined in Article R. 225-61 involving a proxy or power of attorney may validly reach the company up to 3 p.m., Paris time, on the day befor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-83

…f the loan, if they have been authorised to do so by a decision of the general meeting of bondholders. Except in the case provided for in the preceding paragraph, the total or partial release of the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-8

…h holder. Entries in these files may not be used as evidence against those contained in the registers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-86

In the event of compulsory liquidation, the certificates of account registration of bearer bonds or, where applicable, the documents evidencing such bonds shall be deposited with the liquidator within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-84

In the event of the safeguard, reorganisation or judicial liquidation of the debtor company, notices and summonses intended for the bondholders shall be sent to the representatives of the general body…

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

Article R233-8

…lly consolidated companies; 6° The elimination of reciprocal accounts of fully consolidated companies. However, by derogation from 6° above and subject to justification in the notes to the financial s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-8

The election of the representatives of the presidents of the departmental councils shall take place by ballot papers sent by letter or deposited against receipts at the secretariat of the census commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation of the Conseil national de la formation des élus locaux (R)

Article R1221-8

…individual right to training of local elected representatives and the members of the national council.

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