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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-3

…7 1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 420-11 with the exception of V Order 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 420-12 with the exception of its last two paragraphs Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 420-14 Order 2021…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L784-10

…86 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-20 law no. 2005-1564 of 15 December 2005 L. 621-20-1 order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-20-3 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 621-20-4 law no. 2014-1545 of 20 Dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-10

…86 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-20 law no. 2005-1564 of 15 December 2005 L. 621-20-1 order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-20-3 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 621-20-4 law no. 2014-1545 of 20 Dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-3-2

When assessing the notification provided for in I of Article L. 511-12-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess, for the purpose of ensuring that the credit institution or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-1

…her directly or through an intermediary, is punishable by twelve months' imprisonment and a fine of 12,000 euros. The court may also order, as an additional penalty, the posting or broadcasting of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-7

The Board of Directors deliberates on all matters relating to the operation of the establishment and in particular on:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…1 relating to the competence of the regional inter-professional joint committee; 3° Article R. 6323-12 relating to prior positioning, only if the professional retraining project provides for the compl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-80

A partner who has been struck off the list pursuant to Article L. 811-12 or L. 812-9, which has been withdrawn pursuant to l'article L. 811-6 ou L. 812-4, or who has been forced to withdraw from the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…utory auditor; 2° Hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 relatif au diplôme d'études comptables supérieures ou du diplôme d'études supérieures co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-18

The statements annexed to the budget documents pursuant to article

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