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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-12

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 228-73, the representatives of the bondholders' group may object to the merger within thirty days of the publication provided for in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-10

The contribution auditors verify in particular that the amount of the net assets contributed by the absorbed companies is at least equal to the amount of the increase in the capital of the absorbing c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-14

…securities at the request of the bondholders provided for in the first paragraph of Articles L. 236-14 and L. 236-23 is brought to the attention of the bondholders in accordance with the procedures se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Declaration

Article R321-1

…The declaration shall be accompanied by the following supporting documents: I.-For natural persons: 1° A document proving the identity and nationality of the declarant; 2° A certificate stating that t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-11

A creditor's objection to the merger, under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 236-15, L. 236-26 and L. 236-30, shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion or public availability…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-13

…ay also object to the merger, under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article R. 236-11.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-16

The declaration provided for in Article L. 236-17 shall be filed together with the application for amending registration with the Trade and Companies Register of the registered office of one of the be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5214-1

…eighbourhoods for urban policy and exercises the competence defined in 2° bis of II of article L. 5214-16, this joint project includes a section on social and urban cohesion, making it possible to def…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5215-1

…are not required for urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5216-1

…ation of more than 50,000, around one or more central municipalities with a population of more than 15,000. The population threshold of 15,000 does not apply when the agglomeration community includes…

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