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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48-5

The resolution college shall require, where necessary to carry out a conversion measure referred to in I of Article L. 613-48, that the person concerned issue Tier 1 core capital instruments to holder…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-135-1

In the event of a capital increase with or without preferential subscription rights, the General Meeting may provide that the number of shares may be increased for a period set by decree in the Consei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-27

The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall receive, at the initiative of State administrations, local and regional authorities, public establishments, the bodies referred to inArticle L. 13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transfers of funds

Article L722-5

Transfers of funds other than those mentioned in 1° to 9° of Article L. 722-4 are governed by Articles L. 722-9 to L. 722-17.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article L237-1

In addition to the provisions of this title, the provisions of articles L. 414-4 to L. 414-9, L. 424-6, L. 424-9 to L. 424-13, L. 424-16. The provisions of articles L. 436-5 are also applicable to for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Comparative advertising

Article L132-25

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 are, where applicable, punishable by the penalties laid down, on the one hand, in articles L. 132-2 to L. 132-9, on the other hand, to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 5421-8 , L. 5422-18 , L. 5423-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

A national register of companies is kept, in which companies carrying out a commercial, craft, agricultural or self-employed activity on French territory are registered. The following are thus registe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-1

Chapters I and III of Title IV of Book I of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.Articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-6, L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-17

The provisions of this section do not apply to: 1° Trading platform managers governed by Articles L. 420-18, L. 422-1, L. 424-9, L. 425-9 and L. 425-10 ; 2° Branches of credit institutions referred to…

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