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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R144-14

Acts of the General Council may be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on the proposal of the General Council.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R151-10

…estment authorisation requested, if the implementation of the conditions provided for in article R. 151-8 is not sufficient on its own to ensure the preservation of the national interests defined by a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-15

The ballot shall be opened in the places and at the times determined by the committee and brought to the attention of the staff by means of a circular. Voters cast their votes in person. Absentee vote…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-12

…safety or national defence, the Minister may impose a measure provided for in I or II of Article L. 151-3-1 after giving the investor formal notice to submit its observations within a reduced period w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article R141-1

To compile the fraud statistics referred to in Article L. 141-4, issuers of means of payment shall send the necessary information to the Payment Security Observatory. The Observatory shall issue recom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R144-11

The head office of the Banque de France is at 1, rue La Vrillière, Paris.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-1

For the purposes of Article L. 133-6, where a specific payment instrument is used to give consent, the payer and the payment service provider may agree spending limits for payment transactions execute…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-10

…meeting all the conditions mentioned in Article 33(6) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R163-1

…or inducing, by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for the payment of a sum in excess of 15 euros, the delivery of one or more cheques for an amount less than or equal to 15 euros is punish…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-10

…f office is automatically terminated if the person concerned resigns or loses his or her right to stand for election.

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