Law on Commercial Enterprises, Cambodia

D. When a Person Ceases to be a General Partner



Article 48: When a person ceases to be a partner

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Article 49: Effect on partnership

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Article 50: Right of a person who ceases to be a partner

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Article 51: Right of withdrawal

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Article 52: Expulsion of a partner

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	E.	Dissolution and Liquidation of the General Partnership
Article 53:		Cause of dissolution


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Article 54: Continuation of partnership with a fixed term

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Article 55: One partner

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Article 56: Rights of partners upon dissolution

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Article 57: Rights of third parties upon dissolution

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Article 58: Legal personality of partnership

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Article 59: Notice of dissolution

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Article 60: Powers of the liquidator

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Article 61: Order of payment in liquidation

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Article 63: Closing of liquidation and legal personality

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Part 2. Limited Partnerships



Article 64: Nature of Limited Partnership

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Article 65: One person as both limited and general partner

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Article 66: Form of contract

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Article 67: Date of creation

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Article 68: Name

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Article 69: Record of limited partners

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Article 70: Nature of partners’ contribution

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Article 71: Participation of limited partner in profits and losses

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Article 72: Liability of limited partner

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Article 74: Powers, rights, obligations of general partner

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Article 79: Management – limited partner

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Article 83: Insufficiency of partnership’s assets – limited partners

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Article 84: Application of provisions dealing with general partnership

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Chapter 3 – Limited Company and Public Limited Company



Part 1. General provisions



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Article 86: Nature of Private Limited Company



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Article 90: Liability for registration, filing and publication

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Part 2.

A. Formation of a Limited Company



Article 91: Creation of Limited Company

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Article 92: Name of company

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B. Capacity and Rights of the Company



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Article 101: Nationality

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Article 104: Rights preserved

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Article 107: Registered office

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Article 108: Notice of registered office

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Article 110: Access to corporate records

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Article 111: Use of shareholder lists

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Article 114: Company’s duty to preserve records

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Article 118: Number of Directors

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Article 119: Powers of Directors

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Article 121: Term of Office for Director

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Article 123: Classes of directors

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Article 124: Removal of director

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Article 127: Chairman of the Board

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Article 158: Restriction to declaration of dividends

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Article 211: Shareholder list

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Article 212: Effect of list

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