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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L783-4

…lege of resolution authorities are not applicable; 4° References to Regulations (EU) No 593/2008 of 17 June 2008, No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 and No…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-9

Any financial penalty shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the authority competent to enforce financial penalties, containing the following particulars: 1° Identification of the authority w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-3

I.-Investment firms and investment holding companies with a branch or subsidiary that is a financial institution within the meaning of Article 4(1), point 26 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 in a Member…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-38

The Minister for the Economy shall set up a National Sanctions Commission responsible for imposing the sanctions provided for in Article L. 561-40. It shall deal with breaches detected during inspecti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R594-2

…ons are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

…and - determine whether there is any material uncertainty related to events or circumstances that may cast doubt on the going concern basis. 3. This standard also defines the consequences that the s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L656-1

…ng provisions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by opera…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L655-1

…ng provisions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their automatic applicabil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R613-31

I. - Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, pursuant to I of Article L. 613-32-1, requests the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis of a group or the comp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to jurisdiction

Article R615-1

…aim falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent court pursuant to Articles L. 615-17 and L. 615-18, it shall declare of its own motion that it does not have jurisdiction and shall re…

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