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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité des marchés financiers is competent to oppose, in acco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article L236-46

…17/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of company law and governed by the law of one or more other Member States of the European Union. This transacti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-50

…ed or wound up or put into liquidation, transforms into a company with a legal form governed by the law of another Member State of the European Union listed in Annex II to Directive EU 2017/1132 of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article L5842-16

…ovided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 5212-15, after the words "ordinary law" the words "insofar as they are applicable in French Polynesia" are added.III. - For the applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-18

…rity's remit. Within this framework, the local authority may join a public body governed by foreign law or participate in the capital of a legal entity governed by foreign law. Once concluded, these a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-18

…within the authority's remit. Within this framework, it may join a public body governed by foreign law or participate in the capital of a legal entity governed by foreign law. Once concluded, these a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public interest groups (R)

Article D1115-6

…ing's accounts shall be kept and its management carried out in accordance with the rules of private law with the exception of the following three cases: 1° Where the contract setting up the consortium…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L783-15

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 634-1 to L. 634-3 law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022 L. 634-4 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the applicat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L784-15

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 634-1 to L. 634-3 law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022 L. 634-4 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the applicat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L785-14

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 634-1 to L. 634-3 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022 L. 634-4 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the applicat…

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