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Article L141-21 of the French Commercial code

Unless it is the result of a merger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-8 to L. 236-17 or a demerger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-20 to L. 236-26, or if it is made to a company wholly owned by the seller, any contribution of goodwill made to a company in the process of incorporation or already in existence must be brought to the attention of…

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Article L141-22 of the French Commercial code

Within ten days of the last of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, any unregistered creditor of the transferring shareholder shall notify the registry of the commercial court designated in Article L. 141-6 of his status as creditor and the amount due to him. If the partners or one of them fails to file an application for annulment of the company or the contribution within…

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Article L141-23 of the French Commercial code

In companies that are not obliged to set up a works council pursuant to article L. 2322-1 du code du travail, when the owner of a business wants to sell it, the employees are informed, and no later than two months before the sale, in order to allow one or more employees of the company to submit an offer to acquire the business. Where the owner of the business is…

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Article L141-24 of the French Commercial code

At their request, employees may be assisted by a representative of the regional chamber of commerce and industry, the regional chamber of agriculture, the regional chamber of trades and crafts territorially competent in connection with the regional chambers of the social and solidarity economy and by any person designated by the employees, under conditions defined by decree.

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Article L141-25 of the French Commercial code

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 acknowledgement of receipt, the date of receipt of the information is the date of first presentation of the letter. Employees are bound by an obligation of discretion with regard to information received pursuant to this section, under the…

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Article L141-27 of the French Commercial code

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the business to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To businesses that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pursuant to article 18 de la loi n° 2014-856 du 31 juillet 2014…

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Article L141-28 of the French Commercial code

In companies subject to the obligation to set up a works council pursuant to article L. 2322-1 of the Labour Code and which, at the close of the last financial year, fell into the category of small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of article 51 of Law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy, when it wants to sell a business, its owner notifies…

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Article L141-29 of the French Commercial code

At their request, employees may be assisted by a representative of the regional chamber of commerce and industry, the regional chamber of agriculture, the regional chamber of trades and crafts territorially competent in connection with the regional chambers of the social and solidarity economy and by any person designated by the employees, under conditions defined by decree.

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Article L141-30 of the French Commercial code

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 the information is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the date of receipt of the information is the date of first presentation of the letter. Employees are bound by an obligation of discretion with regard to information received pursuant to this section, under…

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