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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R773-41

I. - In application of 8° of article 6-2 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, articles R. 562-1 to R. 562-9 are applicable by operation of law in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

…portfolio management company authorised to provide the investment services referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Article L. 321-1.A member of a trading venue is a member of a regulated market or a multi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1

…to ensure shareholder equality and market transparency, the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) sets the rules for public offers of financial instruments issued by a compa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

I. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 objects, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis and 7° quater of Article L. 561-2, as well as t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Act no. 2022-295 of 2 March 2022. Article L. 1110-4, with the exception of III bis, shall apply in the version resulting f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-11

…nced guardianship and without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 712-6, R. 712-7 and R. 712-8, the following decisions are enforceable only when approved by the supervisory authority: 1° Delib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies-0 A

…alling under the article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B bis

…verned by article L. 214-37 of the French Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-11

…the agreement or amendment introducing the clause concerned, to the company and to the Autorité des marchés financiers. Failing transmission, the effects of this clause are suspended, and the parties…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-2

…nagement companies covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, with the exception of the provisions applicable to the marketing of units or shares of…

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