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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-58

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, as part of the implementation of the due diligence measures provided for in Articles L. 561-4-1 to L. 561-14-2, persons subject to the AML/CFT reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorist activities and prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article R562-5

The Minister for the Economy, in conjunction with the Minister for the Interior where applicable, may authorise the sale or transfer of assets held by a natural or legal person who is the subject of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-5

When a panel of the supervisory board, or where applicable a specialised commission, decides by written consultation, in application of the third paragraph of Article L. 612-13, the Chairman shall, wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-52

The Steering Committee is chaired by a qualified person appointed jointly, for a renewable period of three years, by the Minister of the Economy and the Minister of the Budget, after consultation with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-54

…ened. If the agenda includes a subject specifically concerning a profession mentioned in Article L. 561-2, the competent supervisory authority for that profession shall be convened. The meeting of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-56

…cised over the company or legal entity referred to in 1°, determined in accordance with Articles R. 561-1, R. 561-2 or R. 561-3, as well as the extent of this control; c) The date on which the natural…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-59

Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 561-45-2, the information shall be sent by the beneficial owner to the company or entity within thirty working days of the request.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D612-56

Reasons are given for an unfavourable opinion or an opinion with reservations. In particular, it may be based on the fact that the proposed statutory auditor, or the natural person who has been approa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D612-57

The person concerned and the proposed auditor are notified of the unfavourable opinion or the opinion with reservations by letter sent in the manner provided for in Article R. 612-9 . A copy of this o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-5

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, in the event of disagreement with a joint decision communicated to it by the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, as…

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