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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-10

…It may only carry out transactions that are strictly necessary to protect the interests of clients and the shareholders and unit-holders of collective investment schemes;3. It may only refer to its s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-11

…efer to its status as a portfolio management company by stating that it is in liquidation. Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° and 5° of article 1844-7 of the Civil Code, the early dissolution of a p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-12

…e European Economic Area, this deregistration entails the liquidation of the branch's balance sheet and off-balance sheet items.Any company that has been deregistered remains subject to the supervisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-43-2

During outings outside the establishment and, where applicable, outside its private outdoor space, the number of staff placed with the group of children taking part in the outing makes it possible to:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4371-2

…inion of the dieticians' commission, in the light of an application accompanied by a file presented and examined in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order referred to in article R. 4371…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-2

…of the Labour Code, the task of supervising the teaching of apprenticeship training is made up of : 1° Members of the corps of youth and sports inspectors, and in compliance with the statutory provisi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

The publisher pays the royalties no later than six months after the accounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-8

Withdrawals made for the benefit of public accountants and revenue managers for the payment of local products, miscellaneous products and fines for which they are responsible do not incur any costs fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-5

Customers who are natural persons and not acting for professional purposes are informed free of charge, by means of their monthly account statement, of the amount and name of any bank charges relating…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-3

…nstitution for dealing with irregularities in the operation of a bank account are capped, per month and per transaction, for natural persons not acting for professional purposes. Among these individua…

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