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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-9

The administrator or liquidator appointed by the competent authority of another Member State shall be entitled to exercise in mainland France, in the overseas departments and in the Department of Mayo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

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
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-9

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 29(4) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-9

The Autorité des marchés financiers may make a public statement mentioning any person responsible for a breach of European regulations, laws, regulations or professional rules approved by the Autorité…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-2

The company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or health product shall immediately notify the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products of any prohibition or restrict…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-9

The person responsible for placing a tattoo product on the market is required, in the event of serious doubt as to the harmlessness of one or more substances, to provide the Director General of the Ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-9

The health centres are responsible for identifying the place of care outside the health centres and for informing the public about the public or social health activities and actions implemented, the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-9

When the investment section or the operating section of the budget includes either programme authorisations and payment appropriations, or commitment authorisations and payment appropriations, the Pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-9

The president of the assembly of French Guiana shall present the administrative account annually to the assembly of French Guiana, which shall debate it under the chairmanship of one of its members.Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-9

The President of the Executive Council of Martinique presents the administrative account annually to the Assembly of Martinique, which debates it under the chairmanship of one of its members.The Presi…

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