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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-10

Where the confiscation order relates to a sum of money and the competent authority of the executing State has substituted confiscation of property, consent to the transfer of that property shall be gi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-10

This chapter lays down the rules applicable, with a view to facilitating the social rehabilitation of sentenced persons, to the recognition and enforcement, in a Member State of the European Union, of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

…rticles 7 and 17 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse.The Autorité des marchés financiers shall require other trading platforms…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: European multilateral trading facilities

Article L424-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers has the same powers over multilateral trading facilities in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Econo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: European organised trading systems

Article L425-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers has the same powers over organised trading systems in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as it has o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-10

Members of clearing houses may not invoke professional secrecy in response to requests made by the clearing house for the purpose of monitoring positions and concerning the identity, positions and sol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-100

…rs, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions, both individually and collectively, and reports to the Board.It periodically examines the policies of the Board…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-103

An order of the Minister for the Economy defines the conditions for application of this sub-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Permanent public-interest mission entrusted to a credit institution or finance company

Article L511-104

The State may entrust a permanent mission of public interest to a credit institution or finance company, which may carry out banking transactions relating to this mission under the conditions defined…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-101

In carrying out its duties, the appointments committee shall ensure that the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions is not dominated by…

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