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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-31

Subject to the rights of creditors, the liquidator decides whether to distribute any funds that become available during the liquidation. After unsuccessful formal notice from the liquidator, any inter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L238-7

Any person may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, if necessary under penalty, the board of directors, the management board, the managers, the legal representative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-2

The lease contract is recorded in a notarial or private deed subject to the registration procedure. On pain of nullity, it includes particulars, the list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d'Eta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Offences relating to securities issued by joint stock companies

Article L245-4

If the chairman and directors, general managers, members of the management board and supervisory board of a public limited company or the managers of a limited partnership with shares hold, directly o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article L246-2

The provisions of articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-29, L. 243-1 and L. 244-5, relating to the chairman, directors or managing directors of sociétés anonymes or sociétés européennes and the managers of soci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial company

Article L247-2

I.-It is punishable by a fine of 18,000 euros for the chairmen, directors, members of the management board, managers or managing directors of legal entities, as well as for natural persons, to refrain…

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Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial company

Article L247-3

A fine of 18,000 euros shall be imposed on the chairmen, directors, members of the management board, managing directors or managers of companies for contravening the provisions of articles L. 233-29 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-1

…tending, through a reduction in price, to the accelerated disposal of all or part of the goods of a commercial establishment following a decision, whatever the cause, to cease, seasonally suspend or c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-5

The dissolution of the company does not automatically result in the termination of the leases of the buildings used for its corporate activity, including the residential premises attached to these bui…

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

Article L23-10-3

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When information is provided by registered letter with…

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