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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-3-3

I.-As an exception to the last two paragraphs of Article L. 450-3, for the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences and breaches provided for in Title II of this Book, access to data st…

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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
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R6223-39

If the constitution of reserves or the release of capital gains so permit, the share capital is periodically increased. The shares created in this way are allocated to the members, including those who…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-38

By application of the provisions of Article 706-176, the judicial courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table, the offences referred to in th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3

The rights referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 333-2 are marketed by the league or the commercial company referred to inArticle L. 333-2-1 in accordance with a public and non-discriminato…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-3

By application of the provisions of article 704, paragraph 1, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the judicial courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined i…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Cases where short-term prescriptions are not used.

Article 355

…ntered into relating to the subject matter which is repeated.2. Repealed.3. The action for recovery of debts authenticated by means of the notice of assessment provided for in Article 345 shall be tim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Examining Magistrate's Chamber: second instance examining magistrate's court

Article D44-3

…ded for in article D. 44-2 are drawn up on a form conforming to the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They must include a detailed general assessment, as well as a numerical mark from 0 to 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-39

The authorisations provided for in Article 230-25 are issued under the following conditions: 1° For officers of the national police services carrying out judicial police duties, either by the heads of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-3

The associations mentioned in article R. 121-2 may only obtain approval if their articles of association include the following provisions: 1° Provisions relating to the democratic operation of the ass…

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