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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Tied agents

Article L545-4

Natural persons who are tied agents of investment service providers, as well as natural persons who have the power to manage or administer legal persons authorised as tied agents of investment service…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-4

At the end of each financial year, in addition to drawing up its own accounts, the manager shall draw up an inventory of the assets under its management and a statement of the sums collected during th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article L548-4

Natural persons who direct or manage an intermediary in participative financing must meet the conditions of good repute and professional competence laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-44

The conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular the conditions for challenging the members of the National Enforcement Committee, are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-4

Failure by the directors of an investment firm or portfolio management company to request the appointment of the firm's or company's statutory auditors or to convene them to the general meeting is pun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-4

…or any person to oppose the exercise by customs officers of the powers they have under article L. 524-7.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-47

…ck that the information relating to the beneficial owner mentioned in the first paragraph of L. 561-46 is complete and complies with the legal and regulatory provisions, corresponds to the supporting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-43

Appeals against decisions of the Commission Nationale des Sanctions (National Sanctions Commission) are appeals of full jurisdiction.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-4

The persons referred to in 8°, 9°, 10 and 15° of Article L. 561-2 shall be liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for failing to respond, after formal notice, to requests for inf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-4

The accounts are drawn up by the management body and approved by the General Meeting of members or by a collegiate supervisory body designated by the Articles of Association.

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