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France
Code de commerce
Partie législative
Livre VI
Titre IV
Chapitre préliminaire
Article L640-2

Code de commerce

law://fr/code/2000/commerce/art_L640_2_s19984250_p1@2026-11-13

Version in force onWhereFrance

Key facts

Type: Code
Enacted: 21 Sept 2000
Text current to: 1 Oct 2026
Official: Légifrance

History · 2 versions

11 Dec 2010Reading
changed by Ordonnance n°2010-1512 du 9 décembre 2010
15 Feb 2009
changed by Ordonnance n°2008-1345 du 18 décembre 2008

What changed on 11 Dec 2010

This provision is no longer in force

Its text for France ceased to apply on 1 July 2014.

Show the last text, 30 June 2014

Connections

Amended by 2: Ordonnance n°2010-1512 du 9 décembre 2010; Ordonnance n°2008-1345 du 18 décembre 2008