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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-141

The period granted to shareholders to exercise their subscription rights may not be less than five trading days from the opening of the subscription period. This period is terminated early as soon as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article L225-199

Shares that have been fully or partially amortised lose their right to the first dividend provided for in article L. 232-19 and the repayment of the nominal value. They retain all their other rights.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-61

Companies whose articles of association allow shareholders to vote at meetings by electronic means of telecommunication shall set up a site exclusively dedicated to these purposes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-79

The proxy given by a shareholder to be represented at a meeting must be signed by the shareholder, where applicable by an electronic signature process, and must state the shareholder's surname, first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-151

For the purposes of determining the ceiling provided for in Article L. 22-10-62, the General Meeting shall set the maximum number of shares that may be acquired and the maximum amount of the transacti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-69

The period between the date either of the insertion or of the last of the insertions containing a notice of meeting, or of the dispatch of the letters, or of the transmission of the notice of meeting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-108

Copies or extracts of the minutes of shareholders' meetings are certified either by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or by a director exercising the functions of Chief Executive Officer, or, whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-96

The General Meeting may only deliberate after the end of the special meeting of holders of non-voting preference shares provided for in articles R. 228-40 to R. 228-48 when the latter may adopt an opi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-123

The bare owner of shares is deemed, vis-à-vis the beneficial owner, to have neglected to exercise the preferential right to subscribe for new shares issued by the company when he has neither subscribe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-129

Funds from cash subscriptions are deposited under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-6.

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