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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-21

A shareholder's proxy is given for a single meeting. It may, however, be given for two meetings held on the same day or within a period of seven days. A mandate given for one meeting is valid for succ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-3

Within eight days of their receipt, the funds arising from the payment of the shares shall be deposited on behalf of the company being formed and by the persons who have received them at the Caisse de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-31

If they represent at least one tenth of the share capital, members may, in a common interest, instruct one or more of them, at their own expense, to represent them to support, both as plaintiff and de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-4

Withdrawal of funds is carried out by the company's agent on presentation of the court clerk's certificate attesting to the company's registration in the Trade and Companies Register.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article D223-2

A model set of standard articles of association for a société à responsabilité limitée where the sole member, a natural person, personally assumes management is set out in Appendix 2-1 to this book.Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-13

The transferor or transferee of company shares may file the transfer deed under the conditions provided for in Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article D223-27

The provisions of Article D. 221-5 are applicable to the appointment or designation of a statutory auditor in limited liability companies.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-23

…aging partners. If none of the managing partners is a partner or in the event of the death of the sole managing partner, it is chaired by the partner present and accepting who owns or represents the g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-14

Any shareholder has the right, at any time, to obtain, at the registered office, a certified copy of the Articles of Association in force on the day of the request. The company attaches to this docume…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-15

All shareholders have the right, at any time, to inspect the following documents themselves at the registered office: balance sheets, profit and loss accounts, notes to the accounts, inventories, repo…

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