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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-2

…II of Article L. 500-1 for less than ten years or for the period specified in III of that Article; 4° They must not be subject to : a) a temporary or permanent ban on exercising an activity or servic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-58

…en neither this activity nor the training leading to it is regulated in the State of establishment ;4° A certificate issued by the competent authority or, failing this, a statement on the declarant's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-3

…the members of the administrative, management, executive or supervisory bodies of the legal person; 4° They exercise, by other means, a power of control over the administrative, management, executive…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-14-2

…ep the information and documents collected in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 561-5-4 ;4° They shall implement the provisions of Article R. 561-14.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-2

When the Board, or where applicable a specialised commission, decides by written consultation, pursuant to the second paragraph of II of Article L. 621-3, the Chairman shall collect the votes of the m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-1

…r Agriculture or his/her representative; and 3° The Minister for the Economy or his representative; 4° The President of the Social Section of the Council of State; 5° Six representatives of employers'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority

Article D3345-5

The depositories of the agreements and regulations mentioned in Article D. 2231-5 are the Departmental Directors of Employment, Labour and Solidarity, the Departmental Directors of Employment, Labour,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-3-1

CANDIDATE FOR THE EXAMINATION FOR ACCESS TO THE TRAINEESHIP PROVIDED FOR IN 4° OF ARTICLE R. 321-18 AND ARTICLES R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 OF THE CODE OF COMMERCEI, the undersigned ......................…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article A134-2

In support of his declaration, the applicant shall submit: I. In all cases, a copy of the written document signed with a principal, mentioning the content of the agency contract, or, failing that, any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-16

…ves, in equal numbers, of employers' and employees' organisations representative at national level; 4° A college of regional social security, expertise and prevention bodies; 5° A college of qualified…

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