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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-150

At least fifteen days before the General Meeting called to vote on the proposed transaction pursuant to Articles L. 225-204 or L. 22-10-62, the company shall send to the shareholders or make available…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-152

For the application of the first paragraph of article L. 225-205, the time limit for creditors to object to the capital reduction is twenty days from the date of filing at the registry of the minutes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-158

…ed them shall be cancelled no later than one month after expiry of the period set in article R. 225-154 or after the purchase made under the conditions provided for in l'article R. 225-156.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-159

The register of purchases kept pursuant to article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to article L. 225-208 indicates in the order of the transactions carried out: 1° The date of e…

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

Article R233-15

Subject to providing proof in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 233-17 are exempt from the obligation to draw up consolidated accounts and a r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation of a European holding company.

Article R229-15

The proposed formation of a European holding company is the subject, by each company registered in France that participates in the transaction, of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-15

The period provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 236-14 is three months from the last publication formality or the sending of the simple or registered letter provided for in article R. 236…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-15

The president of the commercial court, ruling on a petition, is competent to take the decisions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 237-21, in article L. 237-23, in the third paragraph…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of costs and resources between the region or department and the metropolitan authority

Article L5217-15

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Bodies

Article L5842-15

The articles L. 5212-6, L. 5212-7 and L. 5212-8 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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