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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-8

…cise of the functions he holds, or to put an end to breaches by that person of the regulations applicable under conditions likely to undermine the proper operation of a market undertaking. The Chairma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-3

…e interests of unitholders, shareholders or the public so dictate.It may also require an end to the capping or suspension of redemptions of units or shares of an AIF, and temporarily limit the use of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-9

The Autorité des marchés financiers may make a public statement mentioning any person responsible for a breach of European regulations, laws, regulations or professional rules approved by the Autorité…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-1

…lid until proven otherwise. They shall forward them to the public prosecutor for prosecution in the case of offences punishable under criminal law.Obstructing the performance of the duties of the agen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-13

Every year, each health centre management body sends the Director General of the Regional Health Agency information relating to the activities and operating and management characteristics of the healt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-13

The administrative authority responsible for implementing the data processing service may not keep the information and documents contained in the file beyond a period of two months, starting from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R134-13-1

…ll apply for a new registration through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and shall indicate, together with this application, the place and register of the previous registration.The newly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-136-1

For the application of I of article L. 225-147-1, the decision of the Board of Directors or the Management Board not to appoint a contributions auditor, and all documents relating to the description a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-13

For the application of

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-111-13

…inistrative accounts are made public.The place where they are made available to the public is the local authority's town hall.

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