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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting and reporting obligations.

Article R533-1

Investment firms are required to close their financial year on 31 December. However, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may authorise investment firms to derogate from this rule for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-39

The secondary offices provided for in article R. 4381-75 are not subject to the additional registration or secondary registration provided for by articles 9 and 20 of decree no. 84-406 of 30 May 1984…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision 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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-1

…imental basis and for a maximum period of three years from the promulgation of Act no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 on the election of departmental councillors, municipal councillors and community councill…

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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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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3

…ket sounding carried out in accordance with Articles 1 to 8 of Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-1

…the cases provided for by the Public Health Code or by Articles 28 to 31 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-4

…service activities within the meaning of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16-1

…ng operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of the aforementioned Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010; 2° By request addressed to the company holding the exclusive rights to organise a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R732-14

…9-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, articles R. 151-1 to R. 151-17 are automatically applicable in New Caledonia.II. - For the application of I, in article R. 151-3:…

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