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Showing 29012910 of 13025 articles for Art. Euronext Harmonised Market Rules — derivatives

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article R214-224

The financing institution may enter into contracts constituting forward financial instruments referred to in III of Article L. 211-1 under the conditions laid down in its articles of association or it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article D214-22-1

…r units in undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities governed by French law marketed in France or in undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities governed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-7-1

The General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers may also lay down rules for informing the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the public about orders, transactions and positions in finan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-55

…sale transactions involving securities which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of article L. 214-28, the agreements relating to these transactions a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-42

…sale transactions involving securities which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of article L. 214-28, the agreements relating to these transactions a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-73

…sale transactions involving securities which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of article L. 214-28, the agreements relating to these transactions a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Concession contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L3214-1

…hey benefit from an exclusive right by virtue of a provision adopted by law shall be subject to the rules defined in Title II , provided that this provision is compatible with the Treaty on the Functi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-8-3

…the armed forces health service may repackage and repackage health products in accordance with the rules laid down by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial contracts

Article L211-35

No one may, in order to avoid obligations arising from financial contracts, rely on article 1965 of the Civil Code, even if these transactions are resolved by the payment of a simple difference.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Insurance against hail and livestock mortality.

Article L123-2

In the case referred to in article L. 121-9, the insurer may not claim the portion of the premium corresponding to the time between the date of the loss and the date on which the crops should normally…

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