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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-6

The AMF shall ensure that the financial institutions referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 561-36 comply with Article L. 564-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-1

I. - A branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 or a branch of a third-country undertaking referred to in Article L. 532-48 may be subject to one or more of the measures re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-2

I. - For the application of this section and notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical docu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-6

In the event of non-compliance by the company with either articles L. 228-29-1 or L. 228-29-2, or the conditions under which decisions must be taken at general meetings and the publication formalities…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-6

In the event of one or more directors elected by the employees ceasing to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose their election, pursuant t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-6

Subject to articles L. 716-2-7 and L. 716-2-8, an action or application for a declaration of invalidity of a trademark shall not be subject to any limitation period.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69-2

The duration of the initiative-employment contract may not be less than six months, or three months for people who have been convicted and are benefiting from a modified sentence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69-1

The employment contract associated with aid for professional integration granted under an initiative-employment contract, concluded for a fixed period, may be extended for a total period of twenty-fou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-6

I. - The Financial Public Prosecutor may not initiate public proceedings for the application of the penalties provided for in this section when the Autorité des marchés financiers has served a stateme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-65

Shares owned in breach of articles L. 22-10-61 and L. 22-10-62 must be sold within one year of their subscription or acquisition. On expiry of this period, they must be cancelled..

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