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

Article L233-8

…Article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code under the conditions determined by the general regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) publish each month the total number of voti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-5

…d electronic signature based on a qualified certificate is required under the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for elec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2691-1

…n the unemployment rate observed at national level for the same category by a proportion defined by regulation, purchasers may require that a minimum proportion, defined by regulation, of the number o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-10

Shares are only negotiable after the company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. In the event of a capital increase, the shares may be traded as from the completion of the increas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-47

…al or voting rights of the company targeted by the bid in excess of a percentage set by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, at least equal to that required to amend the art…

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

Article L421-6

On a proposal from the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Minister responsible for the economy may withdraw recognition from a regulated market in any of the following cases: 1° If the market undert…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Tasks

Article L518-8

…ommittee and other specialised committees, the list and powers of which are set out in its internal regulations.The role of the Investment Committee is to oversee the implementation of Caisse des Dépô…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-6

…as any other processing of personal data, shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Act No. 78-17 of 6 Januar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-8

…the guarantee provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 423-3 are specified by the internal regulations of the guarantee fund. The formalities to be completed by the liquidator in order to ena…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-7

The award of Diversity Images aid is subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market i…

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