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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-2

…mixed syndicate or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation mentioned in article L. 143-16 of the town planning code responsible for the territorial coherence scheme within whose perimeter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-3

…1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-17-1 Law no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-18 Law no. 2022-1158 of 16 August 2022L. 133-19Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-20 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-3

…1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-17-1 Law no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-18 Law no. 2022-1158 of 16 August 2022L. 133-19Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-20 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-24

…no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-8 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-9 Order no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-10 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-10-1 Ordinance no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

…of Articles 8 or 12 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the Eur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…ed for in article L. 122-1 of the Energy Code and the methods of contentious settlement of disputes;16° The conditions provided for in article L. 124-1 of the Energy Code to benefit from the energy ch…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L356-1

…an undertaking which exclusively controls an undertaking within the meaning of II of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code. This second undertaking is referred to as a "subsidiary undertaking". Any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-9

…allocated by a company included in the scope of consolidation within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 ; 6° For the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive officer and each deputy chie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

…e judicial police agent may request any person authorised under the conditions laid down by article 16-12 of the Civil Code, without it being necessary for this person to be registered on a list of ju…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-54

…by the articles 74, 74-1 and 80-4 ;2° Searches for identification purposes, provided for by Article 16-11 of the Civil Code, of deceased persons whose identity could not be established, with the excep…

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