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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…association set up under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 621-32: - publishers of press publications within the meaning of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-35

Each year, the association draws up a report on its activities. It submits this report to the Autorité des marchés financiers, which provides its observations and recommendations on the association's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Honorary status of former councillors to the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-37

Honorary office is conferred by the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of French Guiana on former councillors to the assembly of French Guiana who have exercised their electiv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-7

…rs representing employees on the board of directors provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 225-27-1 is applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-4

Any fees charged by an intermediary for the services mentioned in Articles L. 228-29-7-1 to L. 228-29-7-3 shall be non-discriminatory and proportionate to the costs incurred in providing these service…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-7-1

The right of disclosure granted to the employee referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 111-1, who has created a work of the mind in the performance of his duties or according to instructions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions and forfeitures.

Article L211-7-1

The nullity of an insurance contract taken out under article L. 211-1 is not enforceable against the victims or their dependants of the victims of damage arising from a road traffic accident involving…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…et de résolution in the course of its supervisory duties or the report drawn up pursuant to Article L. 612-27, with a view to initiating sanction proceedings. The chairman of the panel of the supervis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-7

…e commission is a general care coordinator, or a care director covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, appointed by the director of the grouping's support establishment.III…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 612-40, if any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 612-2, with the exception of those referred to in 4a, 5° and 11° of A and 4° of B, has breached a E…

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