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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-2

…ay appoint a provisional administrator for the central depositary referred to in 1° of I of Article L. 441-1, to whom all the powers of administration, management and representation of the legal entit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-2

…inistrator, shall propose a plan, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article L. 622-10.The draft plan mentions the commitments to make cash contributions made for the implementa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-20

…must be submitted to them.The projects on which the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council is obligatorily and previously consulted shall be sent simultaneously, in whatever…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-28

…ountry :1° The AIFM is the legal person whose regular business is the management of one or more AIF;2° The reference Member State of an AIFM established in a third country is the Member State whose au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-2

…as soon as the amount of taxes and charges provided for in the budget for the current year is known.During the course of the year, one or more twelfths may be paid in advance if the funds available to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6241-2

Sont soumis aux dispositions de

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-23

…ing is for the authority to implement the measures provided for in this paragraph, all related procedural acts and the procedures for informing professional defence bodies and collective management bo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L695-2

…court of another Member State, pursuant to Articles 41 and 56 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2015/848. He shall seek the authorisation of the official receiver for the purpose of being authoris…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-2

…gs, shareholders or guarantors. In the case of the local semi-public companies mentioned in article L. 1522-6, the State representative and the regional audit chamber are required to inform the compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Consultative bodies

Article L614-2

…des Marchés Financiers (AMF) or falling within its remit.Draft decrees or orders, other than individual measures, in the same areas may only be adopted after the opinion of the Comité Consultatif de…

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