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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Public buy-out offers and squeeze-out

Article L433-4

…e meaning of Article L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, at least 90% of the capital or voting rights;2° Where a company whose registered office is in France and whose shares are admitted to trading on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-2

…as exceeded, directly or indirectly, the threshold of three-tenths of the capital or voting rights; 2° Or the number of shares it held prior to crossing the threshold of one hundredth of the capital o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-4

…rs: 1° The States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and their local authorities; 2° The European Central Bank and the central banks of the States mentioned in 1° ; 3° International…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-5

…1-38 of the said code apply only to the fine expressed as an absolute value. The ban referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the same code applies to the activity in the course of or in connection with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

…rading venue or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been submitted ;2° Financial instruments other than those referred to in 1° whose price or value depends on the pric…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1

…ed to trading on a regulated market in the State in which the company has its registered office, and2° Have been admitted to trading on a regulated market in a Member State of the European Union or an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-3

…likely to distort the price of a financial instrument or an asset to which such an index is linked ;2° Engaging in any other behaviour that results in the manipulation of the calculation of such an in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-5

…when the transactions concern : 1° Financial instruments referred to in 1°, products referred to in 2° and units referred to in 3° of Article L. 425-1; 2° Derivatives referred to in 4° of Article L. 4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-9

…er member deposits made with that member relating to positions taken by non-defaulting originators; 2° Transfer to another member the positions registered with it on behalf of the principals of that m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book V: Service providers

Article L500-1

…531-1, L. 542-1, L. 543-1 and L. 549-2, or have the power to sign on behalf of this organisation; 2° Exercise one of the professions or activities mentioned in Articles L. 341-1, L. 519-1, L. 523-1,…

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