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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-4

…the first paragraph of Article L. 621-18-3, the AMF shall report on the application of Articles L. 544-3 to L. 544-6 and may approve any recommendation it deems useful.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article R621-43-1

…or ally who has been living at home for at least one year on the date of the transaction concerned;4° Any legal person or entity, other than the person referred to in the first paragraph of Article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Administrative composition

Article R621-37-4

…I of Article R. 621-7. If the agreement reached is not approved by the Enforcement Board, the Board may ask the Secretary General to submit a new draft agreement to the person proposed for administrat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Certificate of conformity

Article R752-44-11

…rt of the project that has been completed. The provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 752-44-10 are applicable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Certificate of conformity

Article R752-44-9

The certificate of conformity is sent by the beneficiary of the authorisation to the prefect, by electronic means.The certificate of conformity is dated and signed by the body that drew it up.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Certificate of conformity

Article R752-44-8

The form entitled "Certificate of conformity" conforms to a model laid down by order of the minister responsible for the economy.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Certificate of conformity

Article R752-44-10

…of the period of validity of the commercial development authorisation as set out in article R. 752-20. The provisions of this article are set out in each certificate of conformity. All certificates i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4-1

The Chairman of the body referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 432-2 delegates all of his powers of operational management of the aforementioned body to the General Manager of this body. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-4-1

…ithout selling alcoholic beverages between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. within the meaning of article L. 3331-4.A change in the person of the owner or manager or a change in the location of the public house mus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-4

…he case of cessation of activity, any amending declaration relating to the information in 1°, 3° or 4° of article A. 123-80-3 will result in the issue of a new card, after the card that has become obs…

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