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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to systematic internalisers

Article L533-32

…multilateral system. Its system must operate in accordance with Title III of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instrument…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-64

…ce accepted by the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-26

…s relating to an advanced electronic signature provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operation of the warehouse receipts register

Article R522-24-1

…s made of a secure electronic signature under the conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single section: Shareholdings in commercial companies other than those referred to in 8° of Article L. 4211-1

Article R4211-7

…to the Commission des participations et des transferts provided for in Article 25 of Ordinance no. 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance and capital transactions of companies with pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-1

…the cases provided for by the Public Health Code or by Articles 28 to 31 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-4

…>For municipalities whose local urban planning plans are governed by the regime prior to Law no. 2014-366 of 24 March 2014 for access to housing and renovated urban planning, premises for commercia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-3

…erivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories, and Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-13

…derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories and Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-5

…mpetent authority designated as the contact point, within the meaning of Article 79(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial inst…

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