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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Organisation and powers.

Article L411-2

The powers of the Comité Consultatif de la Législation et de la Réglementation Financières are set out in Article L. 614-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which reads as follows: "Art. L. 614-2 -T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-2

…8-2 when they provide services to shareholders or other intermediaries in relation to the shares of companies that have their registered office in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article L614-34

I. - Where detention, as provided for by European Union regulations and relating to goods suspected of infringing a patent or a supplementary exploitation certificate, is implemented before an applica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

…tutions, persons who : a) Are of sufficiently good repute ; b) Have a sufficient level of aptitude, competence and experience for trading; and c) Have an appropriate organisation, where applicable; an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L519-3-2

Credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions that provide payment services, payment institutions, intermediaries in banking and payment services, intermediaries in participati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-10

…utorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Banque de France shall, without undue delay, communicate the material details of the incident to the European Banking Authority and the European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-4-1

…s or economic resources provided for in this chapter, in Articles L. 712-4 and L. 712-10 and by the European regulations on restrictive measures taken pursuant to Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-11

…unds or economic resources subject to a freezing order pursuant to Article L. 562-2 if their use is compatible with the protection of public order. The Minister responsible for the economy may authori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-4

…Code, are prohibited. These provisions do not apply to tobacco shop signs, provided that such signs comply with the characteristics defined by interministerial decree. Nor do they apply to 1° To publi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L837-2

…L. 821-6 -An administrative fine of 5,000 euros shall be imposed on any air, sea or road transport company that disembarks on French territory, from another State, a foreigner who is not a national o…

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