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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R512-12

Deposits of funds with a maximum maturity of two years received by the regional or local mutual agricultural credit banks benefiting from advances from the central body of Crédit Agricole must be used…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier.

Article R513-12

…e crédit foncier must include the following information: 1° The name of the deed of assignment of receivables ; 2° A statement that the deed is subject to the provisions of articles L. 515-13 to L. 51…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-12

…mnity of 25%. The amount of this flat-rate compensation may be increased by a decision of the Guidance and Supervisory Board, if the Director refers the matter to it for this purpose.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operations on behalf of the State

Article R515-12

The agency manages operations financed from the State budget on behalf of and at the risk of the State. The terms of these operations are the subject of specific agreements signed on behalf of the Sta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-12

I. The purpose of the professional training referred to in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 and the ongoing training referred to in article R. 519-11-3 is to enable intermediaries to acquire…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article R517-12

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has six months from receipt of the initial application to notify its acceptance of the application for approval. It has only four months from recei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-12

…th of the year following each financial year, the Director General shall send to the administrators and establishments for which Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is responsible for the receipts and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-12

…s marchés financiers will notify the applicant of its decision within three months of the date of receipt of the file that complies with the standard file.The AMF may extend this period by up to a fur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-12

…ay waive part of the protection afforded by the rules of conduct. In this case, the investment services provider other than an asset management company may treat the retail client as a professional cl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Constant monitoring of the business relationship

Article R561-12

…rsons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall: 1° Before entering into a business relationship, collect and analyse the information necessary to understand the purpose and nature of the business relations…

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