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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-11

The administrative authority may extend the prohibition on return for a maximum period of two years in the following cases:1° The foreign national has remained illegally on French territory when he/sh…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-6

When the foreign national has not been granted a period of voluntary departure, the administrative authority will impose a ban on returning to French territory as part of the decision imposing an obli…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on returning to French territory

Article L612-7

When the foreign national has remained in the country illegally beyond the deadline for voluntary departure, the administrative authority issues a re-entry ban. Humanitarian circumstances may, however…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-18

…inancially autonomous, within the limits of the proceeds of the contribution referred to in Article L. 612-20, the balance of which shall be carried forward each year, and any additional funds that th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-5

…ding private-law legal entity with an economic activity or of an association referred to in article L. 612-4 presents to the deliberative body or, in the absence of a deliberative body, attaches to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34-1

I. - When it considers that the measures that may be taken pursuant to II of Article L. 612-33 are not sufficient to remedy the situation of a credit institution, an investment firm referred to in 2°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-16-1

An applicant who has not complied with the priority period instituted by Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in respect of the National Institute of Industrial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of supervision of relations between regulated professions and their clients

Article L612-47

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers shall set up a joint centre responsible for 1° coordinating the proposals for supervisory priorities define…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of supervision of relations between regulated professions and their clients

Article L612-49

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers shall define the operating procedures of the joint centre by agreement. They shall determine, by agreement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Coordination of supervision of relations between regulated professions and their clients

Article L612-50

Each year, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers jointly draw up a report on the activities of their joint division.

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