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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-7

…e or, failing this, any person responsible for placing the product on the market established in the European Community (company name, full address; in the case of an authorised representative, also gi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-3

…d by a State ; 2° Financial securities guaranteed by a State; 3° Financial securities issued by the European Central Bank or the central bank of a State; 4° Financial securities issued by institutions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-5

…bject to the clearing obligation in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on over-the-counter derivatives, central counterparties and t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Freedom of establishment or freedom to provide services

Article L519-8

…cle L. 519-7 registered in France, acting under a mandate issued by a credit institution, a finance company or a customer under the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, who intends to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-32

…ion is such as to establish that the person is likely, within a period of twelve months, to fail to comply with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2372-4

…of its members, who must also represent an absolute majority of the employees of the participating companies, subsidiaries and establishments concerned. Each member has one vote.By way of derogation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4112-1

…quired by this Title and in particular the necessary conditions of good character, independence and competence. An entry decision may only be withdrawn if it is unlawful and within a period of four mo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article R426-8

…residence permit bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" issued by another Member State of the European Union, mentioning that international protection has been granted, the residence permit bear…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-2

…ege of resolution shall take into account the nature of the activities of the entity concerned, the composition of its shareholders, its legal form, its risk profile, its size, its legal status and it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-42

…192 and in article R. 214-193;c) Units or shares in FIAs established in other Member States of the European Union or in investment funds governed by foreign law, provided that these funds have been t…

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