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ACTE CONSTITUTIF COMPAGNIE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- charter
1, record 1, English, charter
noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- charter of incorporation 2, record 1, English, charter%20of%20incorporation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An instrument of incorporation; a document giving certain rights and privileges contingent upon the fulfilment of related obligations ... the term "municipal charter" signifies the creative act, general or special, setting up the municipal corporation together with all other laws and constitutional provisions privileges, liabilities, and immunities of the municipal corporation. 3, record 1, English, - charter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charte
1, record 1, French, charte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- charte constituant en corporation 2, record 1, French, charte%20constituant%20en%20corporation
see observation, feminine noun
- charte de constitution en corporation 2, record 1, French, charte%20de%20constitution%20en%20corporation
see observation, feminine noun
- charte corporative 3, record 1, French, charte%20corporative
feminine noun
- charte constitutive 4, record 1, French, charte%20constitutive
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Écrit émanant de l'État et qui fait foi des pouvoirs et des droits d’une compagnie. Un des actes constitutifs de compagnie [...] le substantif «charte» [et] l'expression «lettres patentes» ne sont plus employés en France. Ce sont des termes de droit monarchique [...] Le Canada étant un pays monarchique, «charte» et «lettres patentes» continuent d’y avoir droit de cité. «Acte constitutif» correspondrait peut-être mieux que ces deux termes, cependant, aux réalités contemporaines. 5, record 1, French, - charte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le législateur au fédéral et en Ontario rend «corporation» par «personne morale» mais celui du Nouveau-Brunswick et du Manitoba privilégie l’homographe français «corporation». 6, record 1, French, - charte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-03-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- letters patent
1, record 2, English, letters%20patent
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- letters patent of incorporation 2, record 2, English, letters%20patent%20of%20incorporation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of incorporation by the grant of a charter of incorporation. 3, record 2, English, - letters%20patent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lettres patentes
1, record 2, French, lettres%20patentes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lettres patentes de constitution 2, record 2, French, lettres%20patentes%20de%20constitution
correct, feminine noun, plural
- lettres patentes de constitution en personne morale 2, record 2, French, lettres%20patentes%20de%20constitution%20en%20personne%20morale
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lettres d’un caractère public, émises sous le grand sceau du gouvernement [...] constituant en corporation une compagnie, une corporation municipale ou scolaire ou tout autre corps public ou privé. 3, record 2, French, - lettres%20patentes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lettres patentes :acte constitutif d’une compagnie ou d’une société par actions qui est émis par l'État, à la demande des actionnaires et on précise les droits, les privilèges et les obligations. 4, record 2, French, - lettres%20patentes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Autrefois, les lettres patentes, émises par le Souverain d’Angleterre, accordaient certains privilèges à des individus, à des entreprises ou des groupes, par exemple, des terres furent concédées ou des monopoles accordés par lettres patentes. Aujourd’hui, elles réfèrent uniquement au mode de constitution d’une compagnie ou d’une société par actions. 4, record 2, French, - lettres%20patentes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-05-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- instrument of incorporation of a company
1, record 3, English, instrument%20of%20incorporation%20of%20a%20company
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- acte constitutif d’une compagnie
1, record 3, French, acte%20constitutif%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20compagnie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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