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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-8-4

The Autorité des marchés financiers may obtain from the persons or entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9 any documents or information, regardless of the medium, that is relevant to the perfor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9-2

In accordance with the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the Autorité des marchés financiers may : 1° Delegate to market undertakings and, where applicable, to clearing houses the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-7-2

If the Autorité des marchés financiers fails to act despite a formal notice sent by the Minister responsible for the economy, the urgent measures required by the circumstances shall be taken by decree…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9-1

When the Secretary General of the AMF, or the Deputy Secretary General specially delegated for this purpose, decides to conduct investigations, he shall authorise the investigators in accordance with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9-3

In the context of the inspections and investigations referred to in Articles L. 621-9 and L. 621-9-1, professional secrecy may not be invoked against the Autorité des marchés financiers or, where appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-12-1

…o the court any investigation or inspection reports in its possession, the production of which is relevant to the resolution of the dispute.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-10-2

For the purposes of investigating market abuse as defined by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-10-1

When the persons and entities mentioned in II of Article L. 621-9 provide their services on the Internet, investigators and auditors may, in order to access the information and elements available on t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to the profession.

Article L7312-1

The provisions of Chapter VII of Title II of Book I of the French Commercial Code relating to disqualifications from exercising a commercial or industrial profession are applicable to travellers, repr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L6412-2

I. - The State representative implements the policies of the State in the local authority. He/she directs the services of the State subject to the exceptions listed exhaustively by a decree in the Con…

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