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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-3

…2-10-35 under conditions set by the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The AMF draws up an annual report on the basis of this information and may approve any recommendation it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-7

…ation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 are met. II.The AMF may suspend the marketing or sale of financial instruments, the units mentioned in Article L. 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-5

…with the conditions laid down in Section 4 of the single chapter of Title II of Book VI. III. - The AMF shall put in place the necessary procedures to deal with complaints submitted to it when a perso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-3

The Committee draws up an annual report on its activities, which is submitted to the President of the Republic and to Parliament and is made public. This report includes an analysis of the ethical iss…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article R212-7-4

The application for authorisation is either sent to the Prefect by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt, or deposited with a receipt at the secretariat of the Commission Départementale d'Am…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Disputes

Article R442-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 121-11, a request for the enforcement of a court decision ordering eviction may be made to the registry of the enforcement judge by registered letter with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle II: Written procedure

Article 814

The award to the single judge and the referral to the panel are noted in the case file. Notice of this shall be given to the lawyers constituted. In cases that do not require the assistance of a lawye…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R324-11

When the mediator establishes an agreement between the parties, he shall draw up minutes specifying the measures to be taken to implement it and setting a deadline for their execution. He shall send a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-6

In the event of a dispute, the person responsible for distribution summons the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, with a view to an attempt at conciliation which must take p…

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