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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Basic banking services

Article L721-17

In the local authorities referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 721-7, for the basic banking services referred to in III of article L. 312-1, credit institutions may not charge more than the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-14-1

If the offences defined in Article L. 615-14, or if the offender is or has been bound by agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred are increased to double. The offenders may, in additio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-11-1

Where article L. 3221-11, the decision of the Departmental Council or the Permanent Commission instructing the Chairman of the Departmental Council to sign a specific contract or framework agreement m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-12

The grounds for exclusion by operation of law provided for in both Subsection 1 of this Section and this Subsection apply to the award of defence or security concession contracts. A person who is in o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-14

The provisions of article L. 3123-6 are applicable to the award of defence or security concession contracts.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-10

The municipalities or their public cooperation establishments delimit, after a public enquiry carried out in accordance with Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Environment Code: 1° Collective sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-13

The AMF shall specify the conditions for applying Articles L. 532-10 to L. 532-12. In particular, it shall determine the procedures for publicising decisions to withdraw authorisation or deregister.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-10

The AMF may withdraw the authorisation of a portfolio management company at the company's request. It may also be decided by the AMF on its own initiative if the company no longer fulfils the conditio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-11

Any portfolio management company which has decided to dissolve early before the end of this period remains subject, until the end of its liquidation, to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-12

A portfolio management company may be struck off the list of approved portfolio management companies as a sanction by the Autorité des marchés financiers.Deregistration entails the liquidation of the…

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