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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

I. - In order to provide investment services, investment services providers other than portfolio management companies must obtain authorisation. This authorisation is issued by the Autorité de contrôl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L763-8

…2 April 2007 L. 440-7 and L. 440-8 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 440-9 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 440-10Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 II.For the application of the articles men…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L764-8

…2 April 2007 L. 440-7 and L. 440-8 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 440-9 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 440-10Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 II.For the application of the articles men…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Clearing houses

Article L762-8

…2 April 2007 L. 440-7 and L. 440-8 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 440-9 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 440-10Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 II.For the application of the articles men…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-19

…d to operate simultaneously in at least two or more classes mentioned either in 1 and 2 or in 20 to 26 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the Social Secur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article D47-7

…jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in this table, the crimes referred to in Article 706-26. ENNEX LIST AND RESSORT OF COURTS OF TRIAL COMPETENT TO JUDGE THE CRIMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…ning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway; 5° Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the rights of passengers i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-1

…newable once. However, the term of office of the members of the first committee ends on 31 December 2011. If a member of this committee loses the capacity for which he was appointed, he shall automati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

…e interest groups established on French territory as well as trustees within the meaning of Article 2011 of the Civil Code and administrators of any other comparable legal arrangement governed by fore…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3-0

Where the customer is acting in the context of a trust within the meaning ofArticle 2011 of the Civil Code or any other comparable legal arrangement governed by foreign law, a beneficial owner within…

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