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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-53

…ence required for the proper performance of the statutory auditor's duties are not met, the AMF may ask the competent court to relieve the statutory auditor of his duties in accordance with the proced…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L2511-6

…pply to public contracts by means of which contracting authorities, including where they are acting as a contracting entity, establish or implement cooperation with a view to ensuring that the public…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of labels

Article R2111-15

The purchaser may require a particular label provided that the characteristics demonstrated by this label: 1° Are related to the subject of the contract within the meaning of Article L. 2112-3; 2° Ena…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-39

…ry and Financial Code under the conditions laid down by the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, appearing on a list drawn up by the authority under conditions laid down by its…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-6

…VII of Article L. 322-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution takes account, in its assessment of each member of the board of directors or the supervisory board, of the skills, experie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-9

…for in e of 1° of Article L. 432-2 is granted by decision of the Minister for the Economy after it has been established that the credit insurance market has failed.The market failure is established ei…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2192-17

Where the contract provides for a procedure to verify the conformity of the services, it may provide that the payment period shall run from the date on which such conformity is established, if this da…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Basic mission

Article R2431-4

For new building construction projects, the basic mission includes :1° Sketch studies;2° Pre-project studies;3° Project studies;4° Assisting the project owner in awarding public works contracts;5° Man…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-5

…ear in a register to which the AIF or its management company may have access;3° To the Autorité des marchés financiers ;4° To the authorities responsible for the company concerned, designated for this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-41

…ts portfolio.The overall risk is calculated taking into account the current value of the underlying assets, the counterparty risk, future market trends and the time available to liquidate positions.Fo…

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