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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-131

The minimum duration of the priority subscription period provided for in article L. 225-135 is three trading days.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-167

Shareholders who, on the basis of the provisions of articles L. 225-251 and L. 225-256, intend to claim compensation from the directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the members of the Management Bo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article A225-1

In order to carry out the verification provided for in V of Article L. 225-102-1, the independent third-party body shall obtain a certificate of accreditation issued by the Comité français d'accrédita…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-127

The formalities provided for by articles R. 225-120, R. 225-124 and R. 225-125 in the event of a capital increase through the issue of new shares to be subscribed for in cash are carried out by the ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-261

The labour shares are the collective property of the salaried staff, formed into a labour cooperative company. This labour company must and exclusively includes all employees who have been linked to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-24

…by the death or resignation of one or more directors, the Board of Directors may, between two General Meetings, make provisional appointments. When the number of directors has fallen below the legal m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-137

For the application, in accordance with article L. 225-181, the provisions of 3° of article L. 228-99 in order to protect the interests of beneficiaries of stock options, article R. 228-91 is applicab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160

The register of purchases and sales kept pursuant to article L. 225-211 to record transactions carried out pursuant to articles L. 22-10-62 and L. 225-209-2 separately indicates purchase transactions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-78

…ation of one or more members of the supervisory board, the supervisory board may, between two general meetings, make provisional appointments. When the number of Supervisory Board members has fallen b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-132

…Management Board or the Chief Executive Officer may carry out the transactions provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 225-149 and in the last paragraph of I of article L. 228-12 no later th…

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