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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-2

…lowing definitions shall apply 1° Regulated entity : a) A credit institution referred to in Article L. 511-1 ; b) A company referred to in Article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code, a mutual insurance co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-8

…ts or parts of departments are placed under the authority of the President of the Territorial Council. Failing an agreement signed within the aforementioned timeframe, the list of services or parts of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-20-1

The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 532-18, the first paragraph of Article L. 532-18-1 and Articles L. 532-19 and L. 532-20 are applicable to management companies established in anothe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article L440-1

…n may request that an investigation be carried out by agents authorised for this purpose in Article L. 450-1of this code and to articles L. 511-3, L. 511-21 and L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code, in acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32-1

…sion of a group on a consolidated basis or the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 or L. 532-16 that the branch established in France of a class 1a credit institution or inv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…2 d'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensated under the conditions set by the articles L. 1614-1 to L. 1614-3, subject to the provisions of this article. The compensation for the transfer…

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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 L613-55-6

…excluded from the application of an internal bail-in measure implemented pursuant to II of Article L. 613-55-1, the resolution board is not required to terminate the aforementioned financial contract…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-5

I. - Without prejudice to Articles L. 511-41-3 and L. 612-30 to L. 612-34, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a credit institution, a class 1 bis investment firm or a finan…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-29

…cted by law. They are notified to the parties, who may lodge an appeal with the Paris Court of Appeal. Appeals have suspensive effect.The chairman of the authority refers to the Competition Authority…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…ithout prejudice to the specific provisions applicable to them, the prohibitions defined in Article L. 511-5 do not apply to the institutions and services listed in Article L. 518-1, nor to undertakin…

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