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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-45

…referred to in I has not been published or has been omitted, it shall initiate the injunction procedure, subject to a fine, provided for in Article L. 612-25.V. - The information defined in II and II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Resources

Article L512-45

Deposits received by the local mutuals affiliated to a regional mutual credit union must be transferred immediately to the regional mutual which manages them. Where a regional mutual has a surplus of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-45

The Autorité des marchés financiers may, at the request of the European Securities and Markets Authority:1° Prohibit the marketing, in the European Union, of units or shares of AIFs managed by manager…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Indirect right of access to data

Article L561-45

When personal data is processed for the sole purpose of applying articles L. 561-5 to L. 561-23 by a person mentioned in article L. 561-2, the right of access is exercised with the Commission national…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-45

An insurance undertaking may use a financial futures instrument within the meaning of Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, linked to an investment or group of investments held or to be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-45

Internal risk and solvency assessment is an integral part of the Group's business strategy. It is systematically taken into account in the group's strategic decisions. The participating and parent und…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article R2191-45

The maximum amount of the claim that the holder may assign or pledge corresponds to the amount of the contract less the amount of sub-contracted services giving rise to direct payment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-45

Where the company resulting from the cross-border merger is to be subject to an employee participation scheme in accordance with Title VII of Book III of Part Two of the Labour Code, it shall adopt a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-45

…pted or not paid with interest, if this has been stipulated; 2° Interest at the legal rate from the due date; 3° The costs of the protest, those of the notices given as well as other costs. II. - If r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-45

By way of derogation from the provisions of Title VI of Book II of the Code of Civil Procedure, appeals brought before the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions of the Autorité de régulation de la c…

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