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Showing 54715480 of 62190 articles for Art. R. 123-54 and R. 123-103 · C. civ. Art. 1857

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-5

…ht working days before the filing of the draft offer or its public announcement, whichever is earlier.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-3

…s the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of Article L. 511-13 and each member of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board or any other…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-3

…up a list of the information it deems necessary to carry out the assessment provided for in Article R. 511-3-2 and which must be communicated to it as part of the notification provided for in I of Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Popular banks.

Article R512-1-1

…at the time of a capital increase, of which no more than half may be effected by such incorporation and the remainder by cash subscription. In addition, the fraction of reserves incorporated in this w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-1

…sess, in particular, the quality of the shareholders with regard to the criteria set out in Article R. 511-3-2, as well as the good repute and experience of the members of the management body involved…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status.

Article R421-6-2

Silence on the part of the administration shall constitute a decision to reject applications for approval of the programme of operations of market undertakings pursuant to 2° of VII of Article L. 621-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition, approval or authorisation of the manager

Article R*425-1

Silence on the part of the administration shall constitute a decision to reject : 1° Applications for initial approval of the rules of an organised trading system made pursuant to the third paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-2

…uring that the credit institution or finance company targeted by the proposed acquisition has sound and prudent management and taking into account the likely influence of the proposed acquirer on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-4

…n only if there are reasonable grounds for doing so on the basis of the criteria set out in Article R. 511-3-2 alone, or if the information provided by the proposed acquirer pursuant to Article R. 511…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-4

…ame article. In the document in which they appear, these two tables are presented one after the other. These persons are not required to draw up these tables when the information mentioned in the prev…

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