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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-9

…f the possible consequences of the proposed change on the maintenance of the authorisation. The AMF may request any additional information. When the Autorité des marchés financiers requests the opinio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-64

…és financiers the transactions they intend to carry out pursuant to the provisions of article L. 22-10-62. This declaration is deemed to have been made when these companies have made it pursuant to Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R784-3

…applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-2 to R. 612-5, R. 612-6 and R. 612-7n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-7-1 and R. 612-7-2n° 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015R. 612-9n° 2010-21…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8° bis: Health establishments covered by Article L. 6112-3 of the Public Health Code

Article 1043-0 A

…rs of property, rights and obligations between health establishments referred to in article L. 6112-3 of the Public Health Code are exempt from payment of the contribution provided for in article 879…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-4

Any person who has not been registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers may not provide the services referred to in 1° to 4° of Article L. 54-10-2. Any person who is not registered as a provid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-68

…ts to present a report under the conditions provided for in the first two paragraphs of article L. 225-231 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 22-10-44. In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-15

…of the territorial collectivity of Martinique provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 72-101-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Direct tax revenue…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices

Article L133-10-1

The tourist office may be classified under conditions laid down by decree.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D775-39

…column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 561-4-12022-110 of 1 February 2022D. 561-10-1No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-10-2no. 2020-1774 of 21 December…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-10

The investigating judge is competent to rule on requests to freeze assets as well as to execute them.

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