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Title: Cooperative Joint Venture Contract
Governing Law: Nevada     Date: 2/4/2009

Cooperative Joint Venture Contract, Parties: regal life concepts  inc. , guangzhou awa wine co ltd
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Exhibit 10.3

 

UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION

 

Dated January 29, 2009

 


 

Cooperative Joint Venture Contract

 

of

 

Guangzhou AWA Wine Co. Ltd.

 


 

 

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CONTENTS

 

1.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

1

 

 

 

2.

PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT

1

 

 

2.1          The Parties

1

 

 

 

3.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMPANY

2

 

 

3.1        Basic Information of the Company

2

3.2        Compliance with PRC Laws

2

3.3        Liability and Risk

2

 

 

 

4.

PURPOSE, SCOPE AND SCALE OF BUSINESS

3

 

 

4.1        Purpose of Business

3

4.2        Scope of Business

3

4.3        Scale of Business

3

 

 

 

5.

REGISTERED CAPITAL AND TOTAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT

3

 

 

5.1        Registered Capital and Total Investment Amount

3

5.2        Payment of Contribution Amount

3

5.3        Capital Verification

3

5.4        Shareholding Percentage of Each Party

4

 

 

 

6.

USE OF THE CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT

4

 

 

 

7.

TRANSFER OF EQUITY INTERESTS

4

 

 

7.1        Restrictions on Transfer

4

7.2        Right of First Refusal

4

7.3        Pre-emptive Right upon Capital Increase of the Company

5

7.4        Put Option upon Breach

7

 

 

 

8.

[RESERVED]

7

 

 

 

9.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

7

 

 

9.1        Formation of the Board of Directors

7

9.2        Composition of the Board of Directors

7

9.3        Powers of the Board of Directors

8

9.4        Convening of the Board Meetings

9

 

 

 

10.

OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT BODY

9

 

 

10.1      Operation and Management Body

9

10.2      Responsibilities of the General Manager

10

10.3      Senior Management Personnel

11

 

 

 

11.

LABOR MANAGEMENT

11

 

 

11.1      Administrative Management

11

11.2      Remuneration and Benefit

11

11.3      Agreements Relating to Labor Management

12

11.4      Incentives

12

11.5      Trade Union

12

 

 

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12.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

12

 

 

12.1      Each party represents and warrants to the other party as at the execution date of this Contract that :

12

12.2      The Chinese Equity Interest Holders represent and warrant that :

13

12.3      Regal Life represents and warrants that :

13

 

 

 

13.

LIMITED LIABILITY

14

 

 

 

14.

FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

14

 

 

14.1      Fiscal Year

14

14.2      Financial Accounting System

15

14.3      Financial Management System

15

 

 

 

15.

INSURANCE

15

 

 

 

16.

TERM OF JOINT VENTURE

16

 

 

16.1      Term of Operation

16

16.2      Extension

16

 

 

 

17.

PROFIT DISTRIBUTION

16

 

 

17.1      Allocation to Funds

16

17.2      Profit Distribution

16

 

 

 

18.

TERMINATION AND DISSOLUTION

16

 

 

 

19.

LIQUIDATION

17

 

 

19.1      Liquidation Committee

17

19.2      Duties and Powers of the Liquidation Committee

17

19.3      Distribution of Liquidated Assets

17

 

 

 

20.

CONFIDENTIALITY

18

 

 

 

21.

SUPPLEMENT AND AMENDMENT

18

 

 

21.1      Amendment

18

21.2      Status of this Contract

18

 

 

 

22.

LIABILITY FOR BREACH

19

 

 

22.1      Liabilities for Breach of Obligation of Capital Contribution

19

22.2      Liabilities for Breach of Obligation of Disclosure

19

22.3      Liquidated Damages

19

22.4      Waiver of Claim

20

 

 

 

23.

FORCE MAJEURE

20

 

 

 

24.

APPLICABLE LAW AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

20

 

 

24.1      Applicable Law

20

24.2      Settlement of Disputes

20

 

 

 

25.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

21

 

 

25.1      Waiver

21

25.2      Binding Effect

21

25.3      Counterparts

21

25.4      Severability

21

25.5      Notices

22

25.6      Inconsistency

23

25.7      Survival

23

 

 

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THIS COOPERATIVE JOINT VENTURE CONTRACT (this “Contract”) is entered into on January 29, 2009

 

BETWEEN

 

Representative of Chinese Equity Interest Holders: Mr. Nie Weifeng, whose address is Room 510, Tower C, No 88 Wenchang Road South, Liwan District, Guangzhou. Guangdong Province, China 

 

Guangzhou AWA WineCo., Ltd. (“ Company ”), a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the PRC and having its legal address at Suite 510 Block C No 88 Wenchan South Rd Liwan District, Guangzhou Guangdong, China.

 

Regal Life Concepts, Inc. (“Regal Life”), a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the PRC and having its legal address at F/10, Tower B, City Center of Shanghai, No.100, Zunyi Road, Changning District, Shanghai; and

 

THE PARTIES AGREE as follows:

 

1.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

 

The Parties hereto have through friendly negotiations on the basis of mutual benefits, in order to utilize the parties’ specialities and advantages and to expand the AWA chain store operation to create better social and economic benefits, and pursuant to the Agreement on Capital Increase and Equity Subscription dated hereof (the “ Subscription  Agreement ”), agreed that Regal Life will subscribe to the proposed increased capital of the Company in the amount of USD 500,000 (RMB 3,400,000).  Upon completion of such capital increase, Regal Life will hold 26% of equity interests in the Company (the “ Acquired Equity Interests ”).  The projected total investment is USD 1 million.  Therefore, the parties hereto have entered into this Contract through friendly negotiations on the basis of mutual benefits.

 

2.

PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT

 

2.1

The Parties

 

Regal Life:

 

Name: Regal Life Concepts Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing

 under the laws of Nevada,

 

Legal Address: 3723 E. Maffeo Road, Phoenix, Arizona, 85050, United

 States of America.

 

Legal Representative:  Eric Wildstein

 

Representative of the Chinese Equity Interest Holders

 

Name:                           Mr. Weifeng Nie

 

Address: Room 510, Tower C, No 88 Wenchang Road South,

Liwan District, Guangzhou. Guangdong Province, China

 

ID No.:                         44010319631022061X

 

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Company:

 

Name: Guangzhou AWA Wine Co., Ltd.                                                                           

 

Legal Address: Suite 510 Block C No 88 Wenchan South Rd Liwan District,

Guangzhou Guangdong, China.

 

Legal Representative:  Mr. Nie Weifeng

 

Registration no.:             4401032005422                       

 

3.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMPANY

 

3.1

Basic Information of the Company

 

The Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life agree that the Company will be restructured into a Sino-foreign cooperative joint venture as follows subject to the Company’s agreement to Regal Life’s  investment into the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof:

 

Chinese name of the Company: 广州市澳中酒 业有限公司

 

English name of the Company:. Guangzhou AWA WineCo., Ltd.

 

Legal Address of the Company: Suite 510 Block C No 88 Wenchan South Rd Liwan District, Guangzhou Guangdong, China.

 

Organizational Form of the Company: limited liability company

 

3.2

Compliance with PRC Laws

 

The Company is a Chinese legal person that carries out all its business activities in compliance with, and under the governing and protection of the laws, regulations, rules and other regulatory documents of the PRC.

 

3.3

Liability and Risk

 

Each party shall be liable to the Company up to its capital contribution and shall share profits and bear risks and losses of the Company on pro rata basis specified herein.

 

 

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4.

PURPOSE, SCOPE AND SCALE OF BUSINESS

 

4.1

Purpose of Business

 

The purpose of the Company’s business operation is to strengthen economic cooperation and technical exchange and adopt advanced and appropriate scientific management approach with a view of promoting China’s economic development and generating satisfactory return for each investor to the Company.

 

4.2

Scope of Business

 

The business scope of the Company includes, among other things, distribution of imported wine and related products and services though national chain stores and other networks in China and exportation of Chinese drinks and low-alcoholic liquor products.

 

4.3

Scale of Business

 

The expected business scale of the Company: annual turnover of RMB10,000,000 after its establishment.

 

The business scale of the Company can be expanded and adjusted based on the market need and other conditions favourable to the Company.

 

5.

REGISTERED CAPITAL AND TOTAL INVESTMENT AMOUNT

 

5.1

Registered Capital and Total Investment Amount

 

The original registered capital of the Company is RMB 500,000 (roughly equal to USD 73,529).  Regal Life will subscribe to an increase capital of the Company in the amount of USD 500,000 (roughly equal to RMB 3,400,000 (the “ Contribution Amount ”).  The Contribution Amount shall be invested in two installments. The First Installment Investment of USD 200,000 shall be remitted to a Company designated account in Hong Kong pursuant to the parties’ duly executed Loan Agreement, and the Second Installment Investment of USD 300,000 shall be capitalized in accordance with Section 5.2 herein. Upon completion of the capital increase, the registered capital of the Company will increase to RMB 3,900,000 (approximately USD 573,529).  The projected total investment amount is approximately USD 5,000,000 (approximately RMB 34,000,000).

 

5.2

Payment of Contribution Amount

 

Regal Life will subscribe to the increased capital of the Company in the amount of USD 500,000 (approximately RMB 3,400,000).  After such subscription of capital increase of the Company is approved by competent approval authority, the Company is issued an Approval Certificate for Establishment of Sino-foreign Cooperative joint venture, and subject to the satisfaction of all the conditions precedent to the closing under the Subscription Agreement, the Company shall remit the First Installment Investment into the Company’s capital verification account and Regal Life shall pay the Second Installment Investment to the Company in accordance with the Subscription Agreement.

 

5.3

Capital Verification

 

Within ten (10) business days of the payment in full by Regal Life of the Contribution Amount to the Company pursuant to Section 5.2 above, the Company shall appoint a Chinese certified public accountant to verify such Contribution Amount paid and to issue a capital verification report.

 

 

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5.4

Shareholding Percentage of Each Party

 

Each party acknowledges that after Regal Life pays in full the Contribution Amount to the Company pursuant to Section 5.2 above, the equity interests of the Company entitled to each party hereto will be as follows: all Chinese Equity Interest Holders will hold 74 % in total, Regal Life will hold 26%.

 

6.

USE OF THE CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT

 

The Chinese Equity Interest Holders, Regal Life and the Company agree that the Company shall use all of the Contribution Amount for the business operation of the Company.

 

7.

TRANSFER OF EQUITY INTERESTS

 

7.1

Restrictions on Transfer

 

 

7.1.1

Neither the Chinese Shareholder nor Regal Life shall assign, sell, pledge nor otherwise transfer or dispose of any portion or all of its equity interests in the Company unless in compliance with Sections 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4  hereof.

 

 

7.1.2

Regal Life may transfer Acquired Equity Interests to any affiliates it controls and Regal Life shall unconditionally warrant that Regal Life’s obligations under this Contract will be performed by the transferee.

 

 

7.1.3

Regal Life may transfer Acquired Equity Interests to any third party that has acquired all or substantially all of the business from Regal Life with respect to the import of wine and export of Chinese drink and low-alcoholic liquor products in the territory of China.

 

7.2

Right of First Refusal

 

 

7.2.1

Other than the transfer stipulated in Section 7.1.2 and Section 7.1.3, if any Chinese Shareholder or Regal Life (the “ Transferring Party ”) proposes to transfer any portion or all of its equity interests in the Company (the “ Transferred Equity Interests ”) to any individual or entity, the Chinese Equity Interest Holders (in the case of a transfer by Regal Life) or Regal Life (in the case of a transfer by any Chinese Shareholder) (in each case, the “ Non-transferring Party ”) shall have the right of first refusal (the “ Right of First Refusal) to purchase part or all of the equity interests proposed to be transferred under the same terms and conditions. The Transferring Party shall send a written notice (the “ Transfer Notice ”) to the Company and other parties, informing the number of equity interests proposed to be transferred, the proposed transfer price, the proposed payment conditions and the name and address of the proposed transferee and disclosing the true transaction terms. And if the proposed transferee is a corporation, the Transfer Notice shall also disclose, among others, the shareholder(s) (or investor(s) or owner(s)) and the ultimate shareholder (controller) of such corporation. Any proposed transfer of equity interests under the Right of First Refusal must be settled in the form of cash instead of any other forms.  To avoid misunderstanding, only Regal Life (other than any other Chinese Equity Interest Holders) shall have the Right of First Refusal in the case of a share transfer by a Chinese Shareholder.

 

 

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7.2.2

A Non-transferring Party shall notify the Transferring Party and the Company in writing to elect to execute its Right of First Refusal (the “ Election Notice ”) for purchasing any or all of the Transferred Equity Interests stated in the Transfer Notice at the same price and by the same payment term as indicated thereof (the “ Election Notice ”), within thirty (30) days after its receipt of the Transfer Notice (the “ Refusal Period ”).  If the Non-transferring Party fails to give any Election Notice to the Transferring Party within the Refusal Period, such Non-transferring Party shall be deemed to have waived its Right of First Refusal. In the event that Regal Life proposes a transfer of its equity interests, the Chinese Equity Interest Holders shall decide on how to allocate the equity interests proposed to be transferred among themselves within the Refusal Period, and Regal Life shall not be obligated to transfer any equity interests until all the Chinese Equity Interest Holders proposing to exercise their Rights of First Refusal deliver a joint notice to Regal Life regarding their decision (“ Joint Election Notice ”). In the event that no Joint Election Notice is delivered by the Non-transferring Party to Regal Life within the Refusal Period, relevant Non-transferring Party shall be deemed to have waived its Right of First Refusal.

 

 

7.2.3

Upon delivery of an Election Notice or, when applicable, a Joint Election Notice, the parties shall prepare and compile appropriate share transfer documents and submit all required applications and notices to competent government authorities.  The Transferring Party shall make relevant representations and warranties to purchaser(s) as follows: (a) the Transferring Party has a clean title to the Transferred Equity Interest, free from all security interest, and (b) the Transferring Party has valid authority to engage in such transaction in relation to the Transferred Equity Interests.  The purchase and transfer pursuant to a Right of First Refusal shall take place within ten (10) business days after receipt of all necessary governmental approvals for such transfer.

 

 

7.2.4

In the event that all Non-transferring Parties give their consent for the proposed transfer or no Party executes its Right of First Refusal upon expiry of Refusal Period, the Transferring Party shall within ninety (90) days thereafter sign an unconditional and binding agreement on the proposed transfer of the Transferred Equity Interests at a price not lower and under the terms and conditions not less favourable than those specified in the Transfer Notice (subject to availability of necessary governmental approval).  In the event that the Transferring Party has not entered into any unconditional and binding agreement on the proposed transfer of the Transferred Equity Interests within such ninety (90) days, the Transferring Party shall not thereafter transfer any equity interests proposed to be transferred without re-performing the obligations to be performed by the Transferring Party under Section 7.2 hereof.

 

7.3

Pre-emptive Right upon Capital Increase of the Company

 

 

7.3.1

In the event that the Company wishes to sell its newly increased equity interests to any person or entity for any reasons, the Company shall first offer the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life the opportunity to purchase such newly increased equity interests.  The Company shall notify the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life in writing of the Company’s plan to increase its registered capital, including the percentage of the newly increased equity interests and the proposed sale price per share.  The Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life shall notify the Company whether or not they choose to purchase such newly increased equity interests within twenty (20) business days after being notified.

 

 

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7.3.2

If the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life choose to purchase the newly increased equity interests, the Company shall prepare share purchase agreement(s) based on the percentage of the newly increased equity interests as agreed between the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life and shall submit all required applications and notices to competent government authorities.  The sale and purchase of the newly increased equity interests shall take place within ten (10) business days after the receipt of all necessary governmental approvals for such transaction.

 

 

7.3.3

In the event that any of the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life decides neither to purchase the newly increased equity interests nor to give a written reply of its decision to purchase within twenty (20) business days, the party deciding to purchase the newly increased equity interests shall have the pre-emptive right to purchase the non-subscribed portion of the newly increased equity interests by notifying the Company thereof within twenty (20) business days thereafter, and such party’s percentage of shareholding in the Company shall be adjusted based on the then valuation of Company determined by the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life.

 

 

7.3.4

Within forty (40) business days after the Company delivers the notice as specified in Section 7.4.1, if the number of the newly increased equity interests that the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life desire to subscribe to is fewer than that the Company desires to sell, the Company may issue and sell the non-subscribed newly increased equity interests at the price and upon terms and conditions not less favourable than offered to the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life, provided that the Company shall enter into an unconditional and binding agreement within ninety (90) days for the transfer of the newly increased equity interests at the price and upon terms and conditions not less favourable than those indicated in the notice under the above Section 7.4.1 (subject to availability of necessary governmental approvals).  In the event that the Company has not entered into such unconditional and binding agreement within such ninety (90)-day period, the Company shall not thereafter sell the non-subscribed newly increased equity interests without re-performing the obligations to be performed by the Company under Section 7.4 hereof.

 

 

7.3.5

When the Company issues any new equity interests, the Chinese Equity Interest Holders and Regal Life shall provide necessary and prompt assistance and cooperation as requested by the Company’s board of directors, including without limitation provision of relevant legal documents and execution of board resolutions.

 

 

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7.4

Put Option upon Breach

 

 

7.4.1

In the event that the Company or any Chinese Shareholder commits a material breach of this Contract, the Subscription  Agreement or the Loan Agreement among Regal Life, the Company and the Chinese Equity Interest Holders, Regal Life shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase the Acquired Equity Interests from Regal Life.  Such repurchase shall occur within thirty (30) days after Regal Life notifies the Company in writing of such material breach.

 

 

7.4.2

Any repurchase under this Section 7.4 shall be made at a price equal to the original purchase price (namely USD 500,000) for the Acquired Equity Interests, plus a premium of five percent (5%) of the original purchase price per annum since the date of acquisition by Regal Life of the Acquired Equity Interests (prorated for any partial year on the basis of a 365-day year). The Company and the Chinese Equity Interest Holders shall take all necessary actions to obtain all then required governmental approvals.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, Regal Life’s exercising the put option right pursuant to this Section shall not affect Regal Life’s right, pursuant to Section 22.2 hereof, to require the Chinese Equity Interest Holders to indemnify Regal Life and hold Regal Life harmless.

 

 

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8.

[RESERVED]

 

9.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

9.1

Formation of the Board of Directors

 

The Company shall form a new board of directors on the date of issuance of the business license for foreign-invested enterprise.

 

9.2

Composition of the Board of Directors

 

The board of directors shall be composed of five (5) directors, three (3) of which shall be jointly appointed by the Chinese Equity Interest Holders, and two (2) of which shall be appointed by Regal Life.  Remuneration of, and expenses of attending the board meetings incurred by each director shall be decided by the board of directors and reimbursed by the Company.

 

In the event that Regal Life’s ownership of the Company increases, the board of directors shall increase the number of Regal Life-appointed directors from time to time, approximately in proportion to Regal Life’s increasing percentage of ownership of the Company.  If any Regal Life-nominated director dies, resigns or is removed from the board of directors, Regal Life shall have the exclusive right to appoint a replacement director.  Each Chinese Shareholder agrees to vote for Regal Life’s nominee(s) at any election of directors.  The Chinese Equity Interest Holders may not vote to remove director(s) nominated by Regal Life from the board of directors without Regal Life’s written consent.

 

The chairman of the board of directors shall be jointly appointed by the Chinese Equity Interest Holders.  The articles of association of the Company shall provides that the chairman will be the legal representative of the Company, and that if the chairman is unable to perform his or her duties for any reasons, a director elected by other directors from those appointed by the Chinese Equity Interest Holders shall perform the duties of the chairman on behalf of the chairman. Regal Life shall appoint the chairman of the board of directors upon completion of the projected USD 1 million investment.

 

Each of the directors and the chairman shall serve a term of office of three (3) years and can serve consecutive terms if reappointed.

 

 

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9.3

Powers of the Board of Directors

 

 

9.3.1

The board of directors shall be the highest authority of the Company. The board of directors shall decide on all significant matters of the Company and determine all the policies and business guidelines of the Company.

 

 

9.3.2

Resolutions on the following matters shall be unanimously approved by all the directors attending the board meetings:

 

 

(a)

amendments of the articles of association of the Company;

 

 

(b)

termination and dissolution of the Company;

 

 

(c)

increase and reduction of the Company’s registered capital;

 

 

(d)

merger and division of the Company.

 

 

9.3.3

Resolutions on other matters than those in Section 9.3.2 shall be adopted by more than half of the affirmative votes of the directors attending the board meetings.

 

 

9.3.4

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.3.3, resolutions on the following matters of the Company and its subsidiaries cannot be adopted unless approved by the director(s) appointed by Regal Life:

 

 

(a)

issuance or distribution of any dividend to the Company’s Equity Interest Holders, whether in the form of cash or other assets, in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the net profits of the Company during the current year;

 

 

(b)

incurring any borrowing or debt which makes the debt-to-asset ratio of the Company exceeding 80%;

 

 

(c)

creation of any security interest over the assets of the Company (except for the security interest for the borrowing in compliance with Section 9.3.4(b));

 

 

(d)

any change in the Company’s registered capital;

 

 

(e)

issuance of any new stock option or creation of any stock option plan; and

 

 

(f)

any increase in the total compensation of any responsible person or senior manager (including general manager, deputy general managers, directors and other officers having similar powers and their higher-ups) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries by 50% more than that of the previous fiscal year in any single year.

 

9.4

Convening of the Board Meetings

 

 

9.4.1

The board of directors shall convene at least a meeting each quarter.  The first board meeting shall be convened within one month after the issuance of the Company’s business license as foreign-invested enterprise. The board meetings shall be called and presided over by the chairman. As requested by more than one thirds (1/3) of the directors, the chairman shall call an interim meeting. A notice shall be given to all the directors ten (10) days prior to the convening of any board meeting. Upon unanimous approval of all the directors, the convening of any board meeting may not be subject to the time restriction mentioned above.

 

 

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9.4.2

Any board meeting shall be convened at the office of the Company or other places unanimously approved by all the directors or via phone. The Company will make appropriate arrangement so that the directors can attend all the teleconferences.

 

 

9.4.3

Quorum shall be present at any board meeting. More than two thirds (2/3) of all the directors constitutes the quorum of the board meeting. If any director is unable to attend the board meeting in person or via phone for some reason, he/she may issue an


 
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