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France
Code de commerce
Partie législative
Livre VIII
Titre II
Chapitre II
Section 5
Article L822-40

Code de commerce

law://fr/code/2000/commerce/art_L822_40@2026-11-14

Version in force onWhereFrance

Key facts

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

History · 1 version

1 Jan 2024Reading

This provision is no longer in force

Its text for France ceased to apply on 3 May 2025.

Show the last text, 2 May 2025