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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-40

…accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 11 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-41

Decisions that exceed the powers of the managing partners are taken by the shareholders at a general meeting. The meeting is held at least once a year. It may also be convened at the request of one or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-42

…f the members present or represented, a summary of the discussions, the text of the resolutions put to the vote and the results of the votes. The minutes are recorded in a special register, which must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-45

Amendments to the Articles of Association require a majority of three quarters of the votes of the members present or represented. The adoption and amendment of the by-laws are decided by the same maj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-44

Apart from the cases provided for byarticle 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and by articles R. 4113-45, R. 4113-49 and R. 4113-79 imposing speci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning simplified joint stock companies

Article L244-4

The provisions of articles L. 244-1, L. 244-2 and L. 244-3 are applicable to any person who, directly or through an intermediary, has in fact managed a société par actions simplifiée (simplified joint…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 16: Handling complaints

Article L133-45

…uages of the Member State concerned or in another language if the payment service provider referred to in the first subparagraph and the payment service user have so agreed.The payment service provide…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The amicable settlement hearing

Article 774-4

…parties may ask the judge in charge of the amicable settlement hearing, assisted by the Registrar, to record their agreement, in whole or in part, under the conditions of Article 130 and the first pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-4

…by article L. 5132-4 is maintained by the employer.It may be paid for by the competent skills operator, the State or Pôle emploi, after deduction of the financial aid and exemptions from social secur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-4

The Board of Directors of the centres is made up of twenty members, with the exception of centres whose importance or specific nature, particularly with regard to the number of sites or their field of…

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