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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-10

If the closing meeting provided for in article L. 237-9 is unable to deliberate, or if it refuses to approve the liquidator's accounts, a ruling is made, by court order, at the request of the liquidat…

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Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-10

The grouping members' meeting is authorised to take any decision, including early dissolution or extension, under the conditions determined by the contract. The contract may provide that all or some o…

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Section 3: Offences relating to shareholders' meetings

Article L242-10

The chairman or directors of a public limited company who fail to submit the annual financial statements and the management report provided for in article L. 232-1.

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Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-10

The operators referred to in Article L. 321-4 shall keep a daily register pursuant to Articles 321-7 and 321-8 of the Penal Code as well as a directory in which they record their minutes. They must ke…

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TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-10

When questioning third parties about the transaction, its effects and the commitments proposed by the parties, and making their decision public under conditions laid down by decree, the Autorité de la…

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Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-10

The brokerage fee for sales that are the subject of articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-13 is set, for each locality, by the Minister responsible for trade, after consulting the chamber of commerce and indust…

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TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-10

The provisions of Article 121-2 of the Penal Code are not applicable to the offences mentioned in Article L. 450-9, nor to those mentioned in I of Article L. 450-8, when the opposition relates to acts…

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Section 2: Other prohibited practices

Article L442-10

No business or administrative association or cooperative may, on a regular basis, offer products for sale, sell them or provide services if these activities are not provided for in its articles of ass…

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Section 3: Communication and production of documents in the file of a competition authority

Article L483-10

When a document not covered by the prohibitions set out in articles L. 483-5 and L. 483-8 has been obtained by a natural or legal person solely as a result of his access to the file of a competition a…

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Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-10

I.-Access to statements made with a view to obtaining the benefit of the procedure for exemption from a financial penalty provided for in IV of Article L. 464-2 or by equivalent provisions of the nati…

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