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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R1612-12

…omission, he may, by decision taken after obtaining the assent of the public prosecutor, make the necessary rectifications. The notification of this decision replaces the notification of the opinion o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-128

…plus an issue premium. They are paid up either by cash contribution including by offsetting liquid and due claims on the company, or by contribution in kind, or by capitalisation of reserves, profits…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-129

…Article L. 225-129-2. The capital increase must, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-129-2 and L. 225-138, be completed within five years of this decision or delegation. This period does not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-127

The share capital is increased either by issuing ordinary shares or preference shares, or by increasing the nominal amount of existing equity securities. It may also be increased by the exercise of ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-12

…tribution can only result from the application of general rules, which may not, under any circumstances, have the effect of making the ratio between the company's payment and that of the employee or t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-127

The formalities provided for by articles R. 225-120, R. 225-124 and R. 225-125 in the event of a capital increase through the issue of new shares to be subscribed for in cash are carried out by the ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-122

…a beneficiary shall be accompanied, in the case of bearer shares, by the corresponding coupons or a certificate from the custodian of the securities or the intermediary provided for in the article R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

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
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-129

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

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-125

A copy of the latest balance sheet, certified as true by the company's legal representative, is published as an appendix to the notice provided for in Article R. 225-124. If the latest balance sheet h…

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