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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-18

Where part of the contract is subcontracted, the advance paid to the contractor is calculated on the basis of the amount of the contract less, where applicable, the amount of the services entrusted to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS

Article L214-2-1

…conomic Area, shall first submit to the competent authority of the host State, via the Autorité des marchés financiers, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree, a notification file speci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-48

…epresenting more than two hundredths of the voting rights, informs the company and the Autorité des marchés financiers of the total number of shares it holds temporarily, no later than the date of reg…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Product monitoring and governance requirements

Article L516-1

…ts, shall develop, apply and update in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2358 of 21 September 2017, a validation process for each insurance product, or significant adaptations…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-14

When the performance of a defence or security contract involves, requires or includes information or media protected or classified in the interests of national security, the purchaser shall request, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal and termination of compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-74-9

I.-When a medicinal product, which is the subject of a compassionate access authorisation, obtains a marketing authorisation, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-9

…ghts attached to them as he sees fit in the absence of specific instructions from the shareholders; 8° Voting rights that that person may exercise freely by virtue of a proxy in the absence of specifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and autonomy conferences

Article D1443-9

For its application to La Réunion, 3° of article D. 1432-28, 8° of article D. 1432-37, 8° of article D. 1432-39 and 8° of article D. 1432-41 are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L764-7

…L. 433-1, with the exception of the fourth and fifth paragraphs of II thereof Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 433-1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-990 of 6…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R633-1

…rea and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or, where applicable, the Autorité des marchés financiers is the coordinator, the latter may invite the competent authorities of that State…

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