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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-18

Under the first paragraph of Article L. 622-20, the action of a creditor appointed as controller, in the collective interest of the creditors, is admissible only after formal notice has been given to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bearer bonds and stipulations for third parties

Article 1204

…ges. Where the purpose of the porte-fort is to ratify an undertaking, the undertaking is validated retroactively to the date on which the porte-fort was entered into.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-18

The person whose gametes have been collected or retrieved and stored pursuant to I of article L. 2141-12, with a view to the subsequent provision, for his or her benefit, of medically assisted procrea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-18-1

The directors of associations issuing bonds are subject to the disqualifications provided for in article L. 500-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-18

When the valuation is carried out in accordance with 2° of Article L. 214-24-15, the AMF may require that the valuation procedures implemented by the AIF or its management company, as well as the valu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…authorised to provide investment services may, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles L. 511-21 to L. 511-28, establish branches to provide investment and related services in mainland France…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-1

When executing client orders, investment services providers other than portfolio management companies shall establish and publish once a year, for each category of financial instrument, a ranking of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-8

…he stability and integrity of the financial system, after notifying the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Systemic Risk Board and the competent authorities of the AIF concerned,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-2

…financiers and made public by the latter, under the conditions mentioned in Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-3

…hose registered office is in France and whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall make public the information required by the report referred to in the last paragraph of Art…

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