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Showing 17111720 of 9058 articles for Art. CE 24-11-2017 n° 396209

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-115

…plicable, the text and explanatory statement of the proposed resolutions, as well as information concerning the candidates for the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, as the case may be ;4° T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-111

The Company may not validly vote with shares subscribed, acquired or pledged by it. Such shares shall not be taken into account in calculating the quorum.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-11

When the company is formed or during its existence, preference shares may be created, with or without voting rights, with special rights of any kind, on a temporary or permanent basis. These rights ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L226-11

Amendments to the Articles of Association require the agreement of all the general partners, unless otherwise stipulated. Amendments to the Articles of Association resulting from a capital increase ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-11

Article L. 227-10 does not apply to agreements relating to current transactions and entered into under normal conditions.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-11

…ity without such restrictions having the effect of rendering such shares inalienable for a period exceeding ten years. Any transfer made in breach of these clauses in the Articles of Association shall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L611-11

…nts of French patent applications and European or international patent applications designating France, as filed, which have a filing date prior to that mentioned in the second paragraph of this Artic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-11

The Director of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall examine the compliance of patent applications with the legislative and regulatory provisions mentioned in Article L. 612-12.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-11

…ant of a patent, or of four years from the date of filing of the application, obtain a compulsory licence of that patent, under the conditions laid down in the following Articles, if at the time of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-11

…ng the rights attached to a European patent application or a European patent renders such acts enforceable against third parties.

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