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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-10

…the wording resulting from L. 451-1-1 Ordinance no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-3 law no. 2005-842 of 26 July 2005 L. 451-1-4 law no. 2014-16…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-1

…shall take the measures referred to in III and V of Article L. 823-3-1 and in III of Article L. 823-18 ; 5° It defines the framework and guidelines for the controls provided for in Article L. 821-9 ;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Participation of residents in local life

Article L2143-1

…between 20,000 and 79,999 may apply these provisions. In this case, articles L. 2122-2-1 et L. 2122-18-1 s'appliquent. In each commune subject to the obligation to create a neighbourhood council, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 157

…lists drawn up by the Courts of Appeal under the conditions provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires. Exceptionally, the courts may, by reasoned decision, cho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-8

…to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés commerciales et e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-19

In accordance with Council Regulation No 1182/71/EEC of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits: 1° The day on which the contract is concluded or the day on whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L773-14

…the adaptation provisions provided for in II: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 Augu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L774-14

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 Augu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L775-13

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 518-2, with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 Aug…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…ticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 December 2020D. 561-32-1no. 2020-119 of 12 Feb…

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