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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-39

…the request of one of the payment service providers issuing that instrument, immediately confirm whether the amount required to execute the card-linked payment transaction is available on the payer's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 16: Handling complaints

Article L133-45

…ice User is a consumer, the Payment Service Provider shall inform him of at least one out-of-court settlement body competent to hear disputes arising from the application of the provisions of Section…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-2

…pean System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank on the transfer of foreign reserve assets to the European Central Bank, and Article 31 of the said Protocol relating to the management of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6-1

…ined in Article L. 613-20-5, it shall alert as soon as possible the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, the relevant competent authorities within the meaning of Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Governor and Deputy Governors

Article L142-8

…term of six years, renewable once. The age limit applicable to the exercise of these functions is set at sixty-five years. When they reach this age limit, the Governor and the two Deputy Governors sh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-3-2

If an investment is made without prior authorisation, if prior authorisation is obtained by fraud, if the requirements of II of article L. 151-3 are disregarded, if decisions or injunctions issued on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1

…n his luggage or in his means of transport, is considered to be a bearer. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this article.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-6

…e declared enforceable by provision. It is accompanied by an injunction to the convicted person to return to the bankers who issued the forms in his possession or that of his agents. The court may ord…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning the Banque de France

Article L164-2

Any Banque de France employee who violates the professional secrecy established in the first paragraph of Article L. 142-9 shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-27

The payee shall pay the charges levied by his payment service provider and the payer shall pay the charges levied by his payment service provider where: 1° A payment transaction is made within the Eur…

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