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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 160 quater

When a company carries out the transactions provided for in articles 48 and 49 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production, the cancellation of shares or cor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting requirements applicable to all traders

Article R123-180

The classification of balance sheet and income statement items and the list of information contained in the notes to the financial statements may be adapted by business sector by a regulation of the A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Formation of the company and amendment of its articles.

Article R210-10

The names of the first managers, directors, members of the supervisory board and statutory auditors mentioned in the articles of association may be omitted from the updated articles of association fil…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Formation of the company and amendment of its articles.

Article R210-11

In the event of a transfer of the registered office outside the jurisdiction of the court at whose registry the company was registered, the notice, published in a medium authorised to receive legal an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-11

On receipt of an application for authorisation, the AMF will check that it complies with the standard file provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 532-10 and, if it does, will examine it. T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-16

Where it is authorised to provide one or more investment services, the portfolio management company shall, for the provision of such services, comply with the provisions of this Title applicable to po…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-10

To obtain authorisation as a portfolio management company, applicants must submit their application to the Autorité des marchés financiers.The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-15

I. - Before attaching special conditions to an authorisation, granting an authorisation to acquire a holding or a controlling interest, or granting an authorisation to a portfolio management company w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-12

The Autorité des marchés financiers will notify the applicant of its decision within three months of the date of receipt of the file that complies with the standard file.The AMF may extend this period…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-13

Subject to the provisions of I of Article L. 532-9-1, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall be informed in advance of any proposed amendment to the factors taken into account for the authorisation…

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