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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-5

…e such information is intended for the performance of their tasks under Regulation (EU) of 16 April 2014. It may request these same authorities to provide it with any information necessary for the per…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-20

…raph may be granted at any time. Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 614-21, it is acquired ipso jure at the end of a period of five months from the filing of the applicatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

…tion, and the procedures provided for in the articles L. 612-14, L. 612-15 and 1° of article L. 612-21 may not be committed.Subject to Article L. 612-10, the authorisation provided for in the first pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-4

Articles L. 312-19, L. 312-20 and L. 312-21-1 are applicable to accounts opened in the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Animator" speciality

Article A212-46

…speciality of the vocational diploma in youth, popular education and sport mentioned in article D. 212-21 is set out in the relevant order dated 27 April 2016 (NOR: VJSF1603369A).

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-43

I. - The provisions of article L. 532-21-3 are applicable to AIFM established in third countries.II. - The provisions of Article L. 532-25-1 are applicable to portfolio management companies which mana…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…ry undertaking to which it belongs is authorised to provide. II.Articles L. 420-1 to L. 420-18, L. 421-10, L. 424-1 to L. 424-8, L. 425-1 to L. 425-8, L. 533-2, L. 533-9, L. 533-10, L. 533-10-1, L. 53…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5216-1

…an experimental basis and for a maximum period of eighteen months from the promulgation of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-20

…y may request the opinion of the departmental consultative commission provided for in Article L1424-21, on legal or financial matters. In the event of a dispute over one or more provisions of the draf…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-33

…and supervisory body provided for in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, the written policies shall specify whether it is the responsibility of the board of directors…

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