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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-32

…ed at any time from the investigating chamber in accordance with the forms provided for in articles 148-6 and 148-7. The provisions of articles 696-19 and 696-20 shall then apply..

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-6

…saction by the Competition Authority is that provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 463-2 and to articles L. 463-4, L. 463-6 and L. 463-7. However, the parties who made the notification an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article R4381-67

…ame conditions, of the internal rules, if they are drawn up after the application for registration, and of any amendments to these rules.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article R4381-65

Within the limits provided for in article R. 4381-26, the number of members may be increased during the existence of the company, with or without an increase in the share capital.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article R4381-66

…ibuted only their own labour, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article R. 4381-51, for the distribution of profits. This increase in capital may not take place before the shares…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Criteria for ordering redundancies.

Article L1233-6

The criteria set out in the collective bargaining agreement or, failing that, in the employer's decision, cannot establish a priority for dismissal solely on the basis of the lifetime benefits enjoyed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-6

The Regional Commissions for Conciliation and Compensation of Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections are chaired by a magistrate from the administrative order or a magistrate…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-6

…rvision exercised by a supervisory authority of a third country to that mentioned in Article L. 356-11 may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 5 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4433-6

…of workers, the employer shall determine the measures to be taken in accordance with Articles R. 4432-3 and R. 4434-6, as well as the provisions of Chapters IV and V. The employer shall consult the So…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-6

For commitments covered by 1° of Article L. 134-1, the amount of the sums due by the insurance undertaking when the guarantee expires corresponds to the value mentioned in the second paragraph of Arti…

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