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No later than one month before the date of the first General Meeting called to vote on the transaction, a notice of the proposed merger is published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires a…
A shareholder who is not entitled to a whole number of shares on the basis of the exchange ratio may obtain a fractional share refund or pay in cash the additional amount required to allocate a share.…
A fine of 3,750 euros shall be imposed for providing funds, directly or indirectly, to a child referred to in article L. 7124-12, or to his or her legal representatives: 1° Without having requested or…
For an artistic agent to produce a live performance without holding a live performance entrepreneur's licence, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repea…
Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 7124-6 to L. 7124-8 relating to working hours and rest periods is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
Directly or indirectly providing the children mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 7124-1 and article L. 7124-2 or their legal representatives with funds in excess of the share set pursuant to the firs…
Employing a minor over the age of thirteen, with a view to carrying out the activities defined in article L. 7124-1, without first obtaining his or her written approval, in disregard of the provisions…
In the event of an infringement of the provisions concerning child labour set out in this chapter, the court may, depending on the circumstances and only in the event of a repeat offence, order that t…
…nder the age of sixteen years to persons exercising the professions referred to in article L. 7124-16 or to place them under the guidance of vagrants, persons without means of support or beggars ; 2°…
…which it emphasises, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7124-14, is punishable by a fine of 6,000 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by two years' imprisonment.
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