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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-46

…cing an adult under guardianship or trusteeship within the meaning of Article 440 of the Civil Code and those which release or revoke them; when this Article is applied, the declaration obligation is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-44

The information provided for in article R. 123-38.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-47

The provisions of article R. 123-45 do not apply: 1° To the updating of references made, in the main registration, to secondary registrations: the rectifying entry is in this case made ex officio by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-48

…123-10, registered natural persons shall request, via the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and within one month of the transfer or change of address:1° A new registration within the jurisdict…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-49

…to the person registered through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and to the clerk of the former establishment or address. The clerk will automatically proceed, in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-44

This chapter shall not apply where the purpose of real-time geolocation operations is to locate electronic communication terminal equipment, a vehicle or any other object whose lawful owner or possess…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-4

Portfolio management companies shall set a target for balanced representation of women and men among the teams, bodies and managers responsible for making investment decisions. The results obtained ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-4-2

…ary established in a third country is subject to : 1° The existence of arrangements for cooperation and exchange of information between the competent authorities of the Member States in which the unit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-4

The notification referred to in Article D. 214-32-7-1 shall be made as soon as possible and no later than ten working days after the acquisition of control.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-4

…btaining a business secret is unlawful when it is done without the consent of its legitimate holder and results from: 1° Unauthorised access to any document, object, material, substance or digital fil…

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