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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-28

…taken. It gives rise to the drawing up of a report under the conditions provided for in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-29

…ple. This sampling results in a report being drawn up under the conditions laid down in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11. All samples taken are sealed. These seals retain an identification label beari…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-26

…sent by the owner or keeper, at their expense, to one of the laboratories mentioned in articles R. 512-31 and R. 512-32, designated by the authorised agent.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-64

The collège de résolution may, with the agreement of the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution, transfer to this fund all or part of the equity securities mentioned in Chapter II of Title I of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-64-2

When part of the deposits eligible for the guarantee mentioned in Article L. 312-4-1 of an institution subject to a resolution procedure is transferred to another entity, depositors may not claim any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-64-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall hear the chairman of the management board of the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution on any matter concerning an institution for wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Changes in the legal status of the company.

Article L3323-8

When there is a change in the legal situation of the company, by merger, transfer or demerger, making it impossible to apply a profit-sharing agreement, this agreement ceases to have effect between th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-43

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 574-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 574-2 Ordinance no. 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-33

When the prohibition provided for in article L. 163-6 has been imposed, the Public Prosecutor shall immediately notify the enforceable decision to the Banque de France, which shall acknowledge receipt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multilateral trading facilities.

Article D424-4-1

Without prejudice to Article 78 of the aforementioned Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 and for the application of Article L. 424-7, the multilateral trading facility as a…

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