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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Algorithmic trading activities applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-10-5

Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies that use algorithmic trading in a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area sha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

For the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-5-3

The bodies mentioned in articles L. 1222-1, L. 1411-4, L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1 of this Code and in article L. 161-37 of the Social Security Code shall pool all or part of their support and back-up fun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-9

…in one month of the date of transmission of the business reorganisation plan referred to in Article L. 613-55-8, the resolution board shall assess the ability of the plan to restore the long-term viab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-51-1

…by another natural person appointed by the Board of Directors and bearing the title of Chief Executive Officer. Under the conditions defined by the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors choo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-54-1

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than one office as chief executive officer of sociétés anonymes having their registered office on French territory. As an exception to the provisions of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-5-1

In the event that a portion of a commune is erected as a separate commune, the new commune automatically becomes a member of the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation to which the commu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-1

…ty of the Chairman.The staff of the AMF is made up of public-sector employees under contract and private-sector employees. Under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, public employees…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

I. - The holder of an SME innovation account defined in article L. 221-32-4 may deposit in this account units or shares in a company subject to corporation tax that it has acquired or subscribed to ou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-55-3

I. - Casinos governed by articles L. 321-1 et seq. of the code de la sécurité intérieure, holding a récépissé de déclaration d'entrepreneur de spectacles vivants valant licence, may benefit from a tax…

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