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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-4

Within the limits set out in Article D. 514-8, the institution may grant a loan for an amount greater than that guaranteed by the judicial auctioneers. If the pledged property is sold at a price lower…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-4

For access to the posts of Deputy Chief Executive and Director, no conditions other than those laid down for Directors of central administration are required.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-40

A company from a third country within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 532-47 of this Code is not required to establish a branch in France if, without providing any other investment service mentioned i…

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

Article R532-4

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on applications for professional certification from bodies organising examinations to verify the professional knowledge of natural persons placed under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Internal organisation of approved professional associations

Article R519-47

The association draws up a code of conduct setting out the rules applicable to its members. This code may be common to one or more approved associations. The association may ask the Autorité de contrô…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Internal organisation of approved professional associations

Article R519-48

In addition to the committee provided for in article R. 519-51, the association's articles of association set up a general meeting and a board of directors. These articles of association lay down the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D526-4

…trôle prudentiel et de résolution shall make the notification provided for in II of Article L. 526-24 within one month.

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

Article R546-4

The register of persons referred to in I of article L. 546-1 includes information relating to the identity, activity and, where applicable, the category of the persons concerned. This information is s…

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

Article R548-4

…s, free loans and donations per lender and the default indicators defined in b of 3° of Article R. 548-5.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-40

For the application of 14° of I of Article L. 561-36, the competent administrative authority for monitoring compliance by the persons mentioned in 8°, 11° and 15° of Article L. 561-2 with the obligati…

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