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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-34

The special meeting of holders of investment certificates called to vote on the proposal to waive preferential subscription rights shall be held before the general meeting of shareholders and, where a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-38

Any waiver of an offer to allot non-voting preference shares with the same rights as investment certificates shall be made within the period set for this purpose by the company and indicated in the of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-39

The declaration provided for in the sixth paragraph of article L. 228-30 is made by simple or registered letter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-33

…eholders which decides on the capital increase or the issue of securities giving access to the capital. The provisions of articles R. 225-62, R. 225-63, R. 225-66 to R. 225-70, of the I of Article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Disabled workers

Article D2241-3

The three-yearly negotiations on the professional integration and continued employment of disabled workers are based on a report drawn up by the employer presenting, for each sector of activity, the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-3

For the application of article L. 5215-29 : - An operation is considered to be a coherent whole of such a nature as to be put into service without any additions; - An operation is considered to have b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

…or in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 11 and 12, paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a of amended Regulation (EC) No 1760/2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-79

…oduction of audiovisual works that belong to one of the following genres: 1° Fiction; 2° Animation; 3° Creative documentary; 4° Audiovisual adaptation of a live performance. However, this aid is not g…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-80

…cle…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-81

…cle…

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