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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to Wallis and Futuna

Article A423-1

…d Futuna Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a ) The Prefect of Wallis and Futuna or his/her representative; b ) The Vice-Rector…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Quality of execution of transactions

Article L420-17

Each trading platform shall make available to the public at least once a year, free of charge, data relating to the quality of execution of the transactions executed on it.These periodic reports shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: European organised trading systems

Article L425-9

Any organised trading system in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that operates without requiring the actual presence of natural person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: European organised trading systems

Article L425-10

…nion or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as it has over regulated markets under II of Article L. 422-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L249-1

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in Chapters I to VIII of this Title shall also be liable, as additional penalties, to disqualification, in accordance with the provisions of Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Offences concerning partnerships limited by shares

Article L243-1

Articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-29 apply to sociétés en commandite par actions. The penalties laid down for the chairmen, directors or managing directors of sociétés anonymes are applicable, insofar as th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions for companies

Article L624-20

The opening judgment makes the unpaid amount of the share capital immediately payable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article L642-22-1

Any sale of a business and any realisation of assets must be preceded by publicity, the terms of which are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat according to the size of the business and the natu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article L642-23

Before any sale or destruction of the debtor's archives, the liquidator shall inform the administrative authority competent for the conservation of archives. This authority shall have a right of pre-e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article L642-24

…ommissaire and with the debtor heard or duly summoned, compromise and settle all disputes of collective interest to the creditors, even those relating to rights and actions in immovable property. If t…

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