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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-56

In a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the options mentioned in article L. 225-177 may not be granted: 1° During the ten trading sessions preceding the date on which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-40

Where they carry out other activities pursuant to Article L. 526-3, electronic money institutions shall prepare separate accounting information relating to the activities of issuing and managing elect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-9

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require Class 2 and Class 3 investment firms to make additional or more frequent disclosures than those provided for in Title III of Book V or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective marks

Article R715-2

The regulations governing use referred to in article L. 715-6 shall include: 1° The name of the proprietor of the trade mark; 2° The purpose of the association, grouping or legal person governed by pu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 ter

Failures to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Barthélemy

Article L712-4

The Minister responsible for the economy shall draw up a list of EU regulations on restrictive measures taken in application of Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Unio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-2

The advertising defined in Article L. 5223-1 shall relate to the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 which have the EU declaration of conformity provided for in Article 17 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-1

The staff of public health establishments include, in addition to hospital staff within the meaning of 6° ofarticle L. 7 of the General Civil Service Code, the teaching and hospital staff mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-1

The opening of a medical biology laboratory is subject to the prior filing, by its legal representative, of a declaration with the regional health agency, within a period set by regulation. The conten…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-3

Where the issuer is responsible for maintaining securities accounts or registering securities in a shared electronic recording system and appoints an agent for this purpose, it shall publish the name…

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