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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Consultative Committees

Article R113-14

A decision by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée sets, for the categories defined in article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Statements of claim

Article R322-14

The pursuing creditor shall be provided by the registry with a copy of the claims produced with a view to drawing up the draft distribution provided for in Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-14

I.-The admission of financial instruments and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 to trading on a regulated market is decided by the market undertaking, in accordance with the rules of the ma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-14

Expenses incurred by members of the Commission in travelling away from their place of residence in the course of their duties shall be reimbursed in accordance with the conditions applicable to offici…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-149

Copies of or extracts from the minutes of General Meetings are validly certified by the Management Company or by a member of the Supervisory Board. They may also be certified by the secretary of the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-144

I. - The following documents and information are sent or made available to all shareholders under the conditions set out in articles R. 214-137 and R. 214-138, no later than fifteen days before the me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-146

Members' Meetings are chaired by the person designated in the Articles of Association. Failing this, the meeting elects its own chairman. The two members of the meeting with the highest number of vote…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-148

The minutes are recorded in a special register kept at the company's registered office. This register is listed and initialled by a judge of the judicial court or by the mayor of the municipality or o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-147

The minutes of the General Meeting mention the date and place of the meeting, the method of convening, the agenda, the composition of the officers, the number of shares participating in the vote and i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-140

If a meeting is unable to deliberate properly due to a lack of the required quorum, a second meeting is convened in the manner provided for in article R. 214-138. The notice and the letter convening t…

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