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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-15

…ion are signed by the shareholders, either in person or by a proxy holder with special authority, after the custodian's certificate has been drawn up and after the report provided for in Article L. 22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16

The first directors or members of the Supervisory Board are designated in the Articles of Association.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1 : Formation of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-13

Where the company is formed without a public offering, or by means of a public offering mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1 : Formation of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-14

The report of the contribution auditors shall be made available to future shareholders at the registered office address, who may take a copy of it, at least three days before the date of signature of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Commission des aides à la musique

Article 211-154

…Music Grants Committee is made up of five members, including a chairman, appointed for a renewable term of two years.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment of a bonus

Article R2171-19

When the consultation documents for global contracts provide for the submission of services, they indicate the amount of the premium that will be paid to tenderers as well as the conditions for its re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Compensation for a conviction

Article 626-1

Without prejudice to the single chapter of Title IV of Book I of the

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Definition of a procedure

Article R4412-147

…officer and to the agents of the prevention departments of the social security bodies within whose territorial jurisdiction the establishment is located and, where appropriate, to the professional pr…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Definition of a procedure

Article R4412-148

When the foreseeable duration of the work is more than five days, the employer shall also send the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer and the prevention department of the social security body in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Definition of a procedure

Article R4412-146

When the operating procedure is drawn up or modified, it is subject to the opinion of the occupational physician and the social and economic committee.

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