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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3

…ure access to the capital, the intermediary registered under the conditions provided for in Article L. 228-1 is required to disclose information concerning the owners of these securities at the reques…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-9

The penalties laid down in Articles L. 654-3 to L. 654-5 the fact:1° In the interest of the persons mentioned in article L. 654-1, to remove, conceal or hide all or part of their movable or immovable…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-5

…s en Nouvelle-Calédonie et en Polynésie française, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 771-6, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L754-15

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 341-1 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 341-2 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 341-3, w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-2

…lementary protection certificates attached to a patent under the conditions provided for in Article L. 611-3, taking effect at the legal term of the patent to which they relate for a period which may…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-2

The members of the Commission du Contrôle de la Réglementation are bound by professional secrecy with regard to any facts, acts or information that may have come to their knowledge by virtue of their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 Feb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8

…naccuracy concerning the information contained in the summary document referred to in IV of Article L. 412-1, which is likely to have a significant influence on the valuation of the financial instrume…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 Feb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L763-1

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 411-1 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 411-2 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021…

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