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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-2

…ntee and Resolution Fund manages the securities guarantee mechanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediaries and persons authorised to administer or hold financial instruments

Article L542-1

…18-1 ; 7° In accordance with the conditions laid down by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, credit institutions, investment firms and legal entities whose principal or sole…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-3

…ollege mentioned in article L. 3211-9 recommending that a person mentioned in II of article L. 3211-12 be cared for in a form other than full hospitalisation, he/she will order an expert opinion under…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

…o 9° ter and 9° sexies of article R. 332-2 ;3° 10% for all the securities mentioned in 10°, 11° and 12° of article R. 332-2, with the exception of the loans mentioned in the third and fourth paragraph…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-21

…ment Platforms Social Relations Authority by a representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-12, evidence that he has received a mandate from one or more self-employed workers mentioned in Arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16° : Real estate investment companies and real estate management companies

Article 139 ter

…unit holders: 1° By investment property companies governed by article 33-I of law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963; 2° By management property companies governed by article 1 of decree no. 63-683 of 13 Jul…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Short-stay visas

Article L312-1

…provided for in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016.Applications for short-stay visas are submitted and processed under the conditions laid d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-40

…und's auditor for a period of six financial years, after obtaining the approval of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The appointment of an alternate auditor is not required. Fund unitholders shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-5

…h article L. 823-1 of the French Commercial Code, after obtaining the agreement of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The appointment of an alternate auditor is not required. The members of the soci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-5

…Article L. 214-175-4. Under the conditions laid down by the General Regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the custodian may delegate to third parties the asset safekeeping functions refe…

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