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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-3

Where the issuer is responsible for maintaining securities accounts or registering securities in a shared electronic recording system and appoints an agent for this purpose, it shall publish the name…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-2

…electronic recording device by a "DLT market infrastructure" within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-1

…esulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 732-1 and R. 732-2 Resulting from Decree No. 2018-94 of 13 February 2018 D. 732-3 Resulting from Decree No. 2017-302 of 8 March 2017 R. 733-1 Resul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L784-10

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2 law…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L783-10

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…onomic activities in the investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027 mentioned in Article 3 of Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid zones and in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

…a "DLT trading and settlement facility", under Articles 8 and 10 respectively of Regulation (EU) No 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L785-9

…n the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

…E PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-46 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-49 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-49-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 5211-50 Order no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

…of 28 May 2021. Section 4 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of this Part, as amended by Decree no. 2022-419 of 23 March 2022, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia.

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