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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-15

The Articles of Association are signed by the shareholders, either in person or by a proxy holder with special authority, after the custodian's certificate has been drawn up and after the report provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16

The first directors or members of the Supervisory Board are designated in the Articles of Association.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1 : Formation of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-13

Where the company is formed without a public offering, or by means of a public offering mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1 : Formation of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-14

The report of the contribution auditors shall be made available to future shareholders at the registered office address, who may take a copy of it, at least three days before the date of signature of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1204

The following shall be summoned to the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to which the application is attached, at least eight days before the date of the hearing: 1° The pe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article L113-1

The manufacturer, producer or distributor of a good marketed in France shall provide consumers who so request and who are aware of serious evidence casting doubt on the fact that this good has been ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 ter : Taxation of capital gains realised under a construction lease

Article 151 quater

Where the construction lease provided for by the articles L. 251-1 to L. 251-8 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation is accompanied by a clause providing for the transfer of ownership of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals meeting the conditions for acquiring French nationality

Article L426-1

A foreign national who meets the conditions for acquiring French nationality set out in article 21-7 of the French Civil Code will be issued with a ten-year resident card.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-19

If the request for conciliation is submitted after the expiry of the time limit set out in Article R. 141-15, the Chairman of the Mediation Conference may invite the other party to take part in an opt…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-18

If the request is admissible, the Chairman of the Conciliators' Conference appoints one or more conciliators to examine the case.

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