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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-22

When an order puts an end to the holding in the waiting zone and the public prosecutor considers that he does not have to ask the first president of the court of appeal to declare the appeal suspensiv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-9

Where the activities of a trading platform referred to in Article L. 420-1 that has installed access arrangements in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreeme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-10

The AMF may request information directly from investment services providers that are members of a regulated market and are not established in France. In such cases, it shall inform the competent autho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-8

…e European Economic Area where such requests are made pursuant to the provisions of Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instrumen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11-2

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité des…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11

When the Autorité des marchés financiers receives transaction reports in accordance with Article L. 533-9, it shall transmit this information to the competent authority of the most relevant market in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article L3332-26

…er a minimum period of five years from their payment into the plan. The provisions of articles L. 225-197-4 and L. 225-197-5 of the French Commercial Code are applicable.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article L3332-25

…urchase company shares or to exercise options granted under the conditions set out in articles L. 225-177, L. 22-10-56 or L. 225-179 of the French Commercial Code. Company shares subscribed or purchas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-15

The employer and the heads of the external companies respectively take the measures within their prerogatives to enable the employees of external companies appointed to the extended health, safety and…

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