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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2-1

…d in 2001 by a sum of 40 million francs, taken from the development allowance instituted in article L. 2334-13. This increase is distributed between the overseas departments in proportion to the popul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-6

…m does not comply with its additional capital requirements imposed in accordance with II of Article L. 511-41-3 or in accordance with I of Article L. 533-4-4; 4° The investment firm no longer fulfils…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-30

I. - To finance the operations referred to in Article L. 513-29, housing finance companies may issue bonds called housing finance bonds benefiting from the privilege defined in Article L. 513-11 and r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

…undertakings of finance companies are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13, Article L. 511-21 and Articles L. 511-33 to L. 511-38. Financial holding companies and pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Enforcement measures

Article L633-12

…regulated entities of a financial conglomerate comply with the requirements referred to in Article L. 517-8 but that their solvency may nevertheless be jeopardised, or that the transactions between t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6-1

…France becomes aware, in the course of its duties, of an emergency situation as defined in Article L. 613-20-5, it shall alert as soon as possible the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-42

…o comply with the information obligation provided for in the third to seventh paragraphs of Article L. 22-10-40 or the provisions of article L. 22-10-41. The court may decide to publish this decision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-6

The State and the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy exercise, each insofar as it is concerned, their right of ownership over their public domain and their private domain. The local authority's domain i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-1

…raud, prevent the commission of the offences provided for in the articles 434-40-1 du code pénal et L. 654-15 of this code and to promote the enforcement of management ban measures handed down by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-7

…all provide it with the financial resources necessary to carry out its duties as set out in Article L. 312-4, both for the mechanisms for which it is responsible and for its operation. These contribut…

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