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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L238-6

…gs may, at the request of any shareholder, enjoin the managers or the chairman of the board of directors or the management board, subject to a fine, to convene the meeting or appoint an agent to conve…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1425-6

The order granting the injunction and the application shall be kept as minutes at the court registry, which shall provisionally keep the documents produced in support of the application.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles relating to insurance mediation

Article R512-6

The register referred to in article L. 512-1 includes a set of information defined by order of the Minister for the Economy.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 5: Customs controls on postal consignments.

Article 66

1. For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences provided for in this Code, customs officers shall have access to the premises of postal service providers and express freight compani…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 ter

The Autorité Nationale des Jeux and the Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects may spontaneously provide each other with all information and documents gathered in the course of their respe…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 quater

…records or the preservation or integrity of the original documents required for controls by the customs authorities are required to present to the customs authorities, at their request, all related c…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 quinquies

In order to establish the offences referred to in Articles 414, 414-2, 415 and 459, to gather evidence thereof and to seek out the perpetrators, accomplices and those who participated as interested pa…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 bis

The right of disclosure provided for in articles 64 A and 65 is extended to customs officials responsible for the recovery of all sums collected in accordance with the procedures laid down by this Cod…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

In each establishment, the operator shall appoint a qualified technical supervisor responsible for ensuring that instruction takes place in accordance with the conditions laid down in this sub-section…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-64

…his sub-section. Unless otherwise stipulated, establishments operating on inland waters are subject to the same rules as centres and establishments operating on maritime waters.

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