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

Article R225-148

When the conversion of amortised shares into capital shares has been carried out under the conditions provided for in Article L. 225-201, no later than the end of each financial year, the Articles of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-61-1

As the Articles of Association provide that General Meetings are to be held exclusively by videoconference or by means of telecommunication, pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-171

The president of the commercial court in the jurisdiction of the company's registered office, ruling at the request of the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the société ano…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-102

The management report referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100 must be accompanied by a table, a model of which is shown in Appendix 2-2 to this book, showing the company's results fo…

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

Article R225-130

The sale provided for in Article L. 225-130 of the equity securities that could not be allocated individually and corresponding to the rights forming fractional shares, as well as the distribution of…

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

Article R225-121

Where the General Meeting has waived shareholders' pre-emptive rights, the provisions of Article R. 225-120 do not apply.

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

Article R225-113

In the report provided for in Article L. 225-129, all relevant information on the reasons for the proposed capital increase and on the progress of the Company's business since the beginning of the cur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-166

In the event that, as a result of losses recorded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the decision of the general meeting provided fo…

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

Article R225-160-2

The expert's report mentions the shares that are the subject of the buyback offer pursuant to the eighth paragraph of Article L. 225-209-2. It indicates the valuation methods adopted to determine the…

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

Article R225-156

The provisions of articles R. 225-153 to R. 225-155 do not apply when the General Meeting, in order to facilitate a capital increase, an issue of securities giving access to the capital, a merger or a…

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