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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

…he application of this section. It shall specify how long the recorded data is to be kept, the procedures for authorising the persons mentioned in 1° and 3° of Article 230-16 as well as, where applica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-180

…gal personality. The provisions of the Civil Code relating to joint ownership and those of articles 1871 to 1873 of the Civil Code relating to joint ventures do not apply to securitisation funds. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Freedom to provide services within the territory of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L420-18

The operator of a trading platform shall notify the AMF of the list of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area in which it intends to provide mean…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Exemptions

Article D3335-18

…n or without complying with the conditions set by the temporary dispensation is subject to the procedures set out in articles 4 and 5 of decree no. 93-1101 of 3 September 1993 concerning the declarati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-183

…e use of forward financial instruments to expose the fund, or the sale of receivables which are not due or for which the term has expired, the management company referred to in the first paragraph sub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-18

…the statutory auditors are attached to separate regional companies, the conciliation attempt is conducted by the president of the regional company to which the matter was first referred.The president…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

…ll give an account of the mission provided for in this article in the report referred to in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication.>

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

…ate shall specify in particular:1° The nature of the operations to which the mandate relates;2° The duration of the mandate and the conditions of its possible termination;3° The powers of the mandatin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The issue and purchase on the stock market of shares reserved for employees.

Article L225-187-1

…225-194 and article L. 225-197 remain applicable as they stood prior to the publication of the loi n° 2001-152 du 19 février 2001 sur l'épargne salariale jusqu'à l'expiration d'un délai de cinq ans à…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-188

…paragraph shall enter into contracts transferring the insurance risks referred to in article L. 214-187 and the nature of the insurance risks covered by these contracts.Undertakings or sub-funds cover…

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