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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-26

…pean arrest warrant. The powers of the public prosecutor and the liberty and custody judge are then exercised respectively by the public prosecutor and the president of the investigating chamber or th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-4

…tual contact with minors has been established in the course of the investigation or enquiry and the exercise of which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the administration. He shall also inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-39

…Article L. 511-13 shall notify the body of the credit institution to which the branch belongs that exercises supervisory functions equivalent to those of a board of directors or a supervisory board,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-6

…lls and experience required for their position and required for payment services activities; b) The exercise of supervision by the applicant undertaking is not likely to be hindered either by the exis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-1

…the shareholder structure of an asset management company, the AMF may ask the court to suspend the exercise of the voting rights attached to the shares and corporate units of the asset management com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-1

…dicate how the voting rights attached to the financial instruments resulting from these choices are exercised. A decree specifies the presentation of this policy and its implementation strategy, the i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-4

…e, giving one month's notice. The employer shall take all necessary measures to enable employees to exercise their right to vote in national and local elections when these take place on Sundays.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-3

…t Board is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the company; it exercises these powers within the limits of the corporate purpose and subject to those powers expres…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

…rvision at group level. Those methods shall be approved by the group supervisor if that function is exercised by another supervisory authority. If the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-1

…The report covers all the activities of the consolidating company and the companies over which it exercises control in accordance with II or III of Article L. 233-16 and which are included in the co…

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