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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11-2

…tion do not apply to offers to the public mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2-1

I.-In the event of application of the sixth and seventh sentences of the fifth paragraph of article 199 decies E of the General Tax Code or of the last paragraph of 4 of article 199 decies F of the sa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-2

…The judge shall rule within twenty days on applications submitted to him pursuant to Articles 2 and 5 of the aforementioned Order. II. - The judge may not rule on these applications before the six…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-3

…not been possible to identify a natural person in accordance with the criteria set out in 1° to 4° and the person referred to in Article L. 561-2 has no suspicion of money laundering or terrorist fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-3-0

Where the customer is acting in the context of a trust within the meaning ofArticle 2011 of the Civil Code or any other comparable legal arrangement governed by foreign law, a beneficial owner within…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-36

Notwithstanding Articles R. 613-34 and R. 613-35, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall exercise over the institutions mentioned in Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 the supervisor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-35

…he financial system that could seriously threaten the collective interests of depositors, investors and customers in France. Any measure taken in this respect shall be communicated without delay to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-37

…r State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in accordance with Articles L. 511-27 and L. 511-28, infringes or is likely to infringe a provision in force in the territory of that Stat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-34

…g or is likely to infringe the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, Chapter I of Title I of Book V of this Code or the regulatory pr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-2

…shares in a company carrying on an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal activity and in which he or she exercises a managerial function, the disposing person may, in the form of a s…

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