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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title I: Public offerings

Article D411-2-1

I.-The total amount of the public offer referred to in 1° of Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code in France and the rest of the European Union is less than 8,000,000 euros or the equi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R511-16-2

Within credit institutions and finance companies, the members of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, on the one hand, and the members of the Management Board or any other body exercising…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Popular banks.

Article R512-1-2

…tion nationale des Banques populaires in conjunction with the central body of the Caisses d'épargne and Banques populaires is taken into account in the application of the provisions of articles L. 612…

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

Article R519-11-2

The intermediaries referred to in III of article R. 519-4 complete their level of knowledge and skills with twenty hours of professional training, the programme for which is defined by order of the Mi…

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

Article R519-15-2

…articipative finance intermediaries, insurance companies in the context of their lending activities and management companies in the context of their AIF management activities referred to in Article L.…

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

Article R519-22-1

Where the intermediary provides an advisory service as referred to in Article L. 519-1-1, he shall gather the information he needs about his customer's personal and financial situation, preferences an…

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

Article R532-15-2

…of the information that it deems necessary to carry out the assessment provided for in Article R. 532-15-1 and that must be communicated to it as part of the notification provided for in I of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article D522-1-2

The minimum capital of the payment institutions referred to in article L. 522-11-1 is set at 40,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for portfolio management companies authorised in France

Article R532-25-1

I. - A portfolio management company referred to in I of Article L. 532-25-1 that intends to establish a branch for the first time in another Member State of the European Union or in another State part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-23-1

Credit institutions wishing to establish a branch in application of I ofArticle L. 532-23 are subject to the procedure provided for in I ofArticle L. 511-27, subject to the observations and opinions o…

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