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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Approved bodies for the management of the right to authorise simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission and representation by a signal distributor

Article R323-1

…management organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under I of Article L. 132-20-1, I of Article L. 132-20-3, I of Article L. 132-20-4, I of Article L. 217-2, I of Article L. 217…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-4

…n grant time limits or issue a decision for partial or total remission, where applicable applying a 20% reduction to the sums due, in accordance with l'article 707-4.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-72

…port by the fund's auditor. These sales and the related report are communicated to the Autorité des marchés financiers; 3° From the start of the financial year following that in which the pre-liquidat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

…s ordered by the Minister for the Economy on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers. These decisions are made public.If the suspension on a trading platform has last…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

…ts own equity securities shall declare the transactions it intends to carry out to the Autorité des marchés financiers.This obligation is deemed to have been fulfilled when the company has informed th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-10

…eans.Withdrawal of authorisation takes effect at the end of a period determined by the Autorité des marchés financiers.During this period :1. The portfolio management company is subject to supervision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R784-8

…the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-35 and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to groups of economic operators

Article R2191-53

In the case of a contract awarded to a joint venture of economic operators, a single copy or a certificate of transferability is issued in the name of the joint venture, provided that the services pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all national interest markets.

Article R761-18

A disciplinary board is set up in each market. Except in the case of a warning, the matter shall be referred to it by the authority competent, pursuant to article R. 761-19, to impose the penalty envi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-42-1

…her Member State for the first time, it shall provide the following information to the Autorité des marchés financiers:a) The Member State in which it intends to manage AIF units or shares directly or…

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