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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals aged between sixteen and eighteen who declare that they wish to work

Article L421-35

…cles L. 423-6, L. 423-10 or L. 423-16, or the resident permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 426-17.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-8

…e examination of goods and the taking of samples carried out pursuant to Article 189 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Unio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to ski lifts.

Article R342-23

…ing the conditions of use of the safety subsystems and components within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations…

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

Article L421-12

Without prejudice to Article 53 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-13

…have the same characteristics are traded on trading platforms in more than one Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, one of which falls under the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-23

…agraph, the entities referred to in points 3 to 23 of paragraph 5 of Article 2 of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 are treated as financial institutio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-14

…ance with this Article shall not be excluded from the scope of consolidation defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-A

…Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin. The Autorité des marchés financiers may refer the matter to the European Securities and Markets Authority pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-6

…as not been exempted from the liquidity requirement in accordance with Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 is in one of the following situations: 1° The investment firm is exposed to a liquidit…

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

Article L561-45-1

…mitted to trading on a regulated market in France or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or which are subject to disclosure requirements in accordance with EU law or…

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