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Article 1.(1) The coordination measures prescribed by this Directive shall apply...
Article 2.The statutes or the instrument of incorporation of the company...
Article 3.The following information at least must appear in either the...
Article 4.(1) Where the laws of a Member State prescribe that...
Article 6.(1) The laws of the Member States shall require that,...
Article 7.The subscribed capital may be formed only of assets capable...
Article 9.(1) Shares issued for a consideration must be paid up...
Article 10.(1) A report on any consideration other than in cash...
Article 10a.(1) Member States may decide not to apply Article 10(1), (2)...
Article 10b.(1) Where consideration other than in cash as referred to in...
Article 11.(1) If, before the expiry of a time limit laid...
Article 12.Subject to the provisions relating to the reduction of subscribed...
Article 13.Pending coordination of national laws at a subsequent date, Member...
Article 14.Articles 2 to 13 shall not prejudice the provisions of...
Article 15.(1) (a) Except for cases of reductions of subscribed capital,...
Article 16.Any distribution made contrary to Article 15 must be returned...
Article 18.(1) The shares of a company may not be subscribed...
Article 19.(1) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment of...
Article 20.(1) Member States may decide not to apply Article 19...
Article 21.Shares acquired in contravention of Articles 19 and 20 shall...
Article 23.(1) Where Member States permit a company to, either directly...
Article 23a.In cases where individual members of the administrative or management...
Article 24.(1) The acceptance of the company's own shares as security,...
Article 24a.(1) (a) The subscription, acquisition or holding of shares in...
Article 25.(1) Any increase in capital must be decided upon by...
Article 26.Shares issued for a consideration, in the course of an...
Article 27.(1) Where shares are issued for a consideration other than...
Article 28.Where an increase in capital is not fully subscribed, the...
Article 29.(1) Whenever the capital is increased by consideration in cash,...
Article 30.Any reduction in the subscribed capital, except under a court...
Article 31.Where there are several classes of shares, the decision by...
Article 32.(1) In the event of a reduction in the subscribed...
Article 33.(1) Member States need not apply Article 32 to a...
Article 34.The subscribed capital may not be reduced to an amount...
Article 35.Where the laws of a Member State authorize total or...
Article 36.(1) Where the laws of a Member State may allow...
Article 37.(1) In the case of a reduction in the subscribed...
Article 38.In the cases covered by Articles 35, 36 (1) (b)...
Article 39.Where the laws of a Member State authorize companies to...
Article 40.(1) The laws of the Member States shall provide that...
Article 41.(1) Member States may derogate from Article 9(1), the first sentence...
Article 42.For the purposes of the implementation of this Directive, the...
Article 43.(1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations...
Article 44.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
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