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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R6223-38

The number of shareholders may be increased during the life of the company, with or without an increase in the share capital.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-1

…brings together and makes available :1° Data from the information systems mentioned in article L. 6113-7 of the present code ;2° Data from the national inter-regime health insurance information syste…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-4

…arity grant for the benefit of its member communes, under the conditions set out in article L. 5219-11.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-32

…n automatically be liable for an increased fixed fine of €375. The amount of the unpaid toll will remain due. If you fail to pay this increased fixed fine within four months of it being sent to you, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5-1

…units of value For the execution of the measures provided for in paragraphs 2° to 4°, 6° to 9° and 11° of article 41-1, including verification of the person's compliance with the undertakings given 7…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

…points at the origin of this observation, reservation, refusal or inability to certify and shall remain attentive to any changes in these points. 09. If the accounts for the previous financial year h…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-2

…ficiary clause is exercised pursuant to 2° of article L. 131-1 of this code;d) An indication of the main characteristics of the units of account selected, which may be validly done by providing the ke…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

…the policyholder must facilitate the insurer's exercise of its right of inspection. Claims Article 11 Notification of claim The policyholder must, on pain of forfeiture, and except in the case of unf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-1

…Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé pursuant to 1° of Article L. 5311-2. Only tissues on a list provided for this purpose may be removed for donation for therapeutic p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-28

…order to achieve its management objective, receive or grant the guarantees mentioned in article L. 211-38, under the conditions defined in that same article, as well as receive joint and several guara…

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