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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-10

The Articles of Association may give the Company the option of requiring the repurchase either of all its own non-voting preference shares, or of certain classes of them, each class being determined b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-43

The owners of securities referred to in the seventh paragraph of article L. 228-1 may be represented by a registered intermediary under the conditions laid down in the said article.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the shareholding to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To companies that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-6

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the shareholding to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To companies that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-102-1

The revenue collected by the territorial collectivity of Martinique includes:1° The revenue of the départements provided for in Title III of Book III of Part Three;2° The revenue of the overseas dépar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-46

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the double voting rights provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 225-123 are de jure, unless a clause to the contrary…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17-1 (art. A211-54)

TITLE I ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL ROLLS I-1. The Director General of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne draws up the list of voters and eligible persons for each college in accordance with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-4

When voting on the budget or an amending decision, the Assembly of Martinique may vote on programme authorisations and commitment authorisations for unforeseen expenditure in the investment section an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-39

Other than the persons mentioned in I of article L. 225-106, a shareholder may be represented by any other natural person or legal entity of his choice when the company's shares are admitted to tradin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-38

The provisions of the Articles of Association relating to the holding of meetings exclusively by videoconference or by means of telecommunication provided for in Article L. 225-103-1 does not apply to…

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