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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-27

The additional rules provided for in this sub-section apply to the intermediaries referred to in 1° of I of article R. 519-4 and to their agents referred to in 4° of the same I.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-2

Where the applicant applies for authorisation as an investment firm or credit institution including the right to provide custody account keeping or clearing of financial instruments, the authorisation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-28

…alyse a sufficient number of contracts on offer to be able to base an objective analysis of the market and recommend or propose a contract suited to the needs of the customer, including the potential…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-21

The other convertible instruments referred to in 3° of Article L. 533-30-11 that may be used for the allocation of variable compensation are the only instruments that may be fully converted into Tier…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article D547-2

…ovider, at its request or ex officio, its decision shall be notified to the provider by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the public o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-2

Natural persons who direct or manage a participatory finance intermediary must not be subject to any of the incapacities referred to in Article L. 500-1, nor hold a management position in a person sub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-20

…d to in article R. 533-19 as well as that concerning the results of the votes cast at the general meetings referred to in article L. 511-78 shall be sent to the European Banking Authority.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R546-2

…egories referred to in I of article R. 519-4. To this end, it must compile a file showing that it meets the conditions for access to the activities in question. The content of this file is set by orde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article R549-2

If the Autorité des marchés financiers does not respond within the time limit referred to inArticle L. 549-4, the application is deemed to have been rejected.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-28

By way of derogation from Articles R. 561-23 and R. 561-24, the persons mentioned in 1° to 6° and 7°a of Article L. 561-2 who belong to the same group within the meaning of Article L. 561-33 may agree…

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