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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-2

Subject to the provisions of article 226-14 of the French Criminal Code, any person who disregards the prohibition set out in the second paragraph of article L. 561-30 shall be liable to the penalties…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-3

The penalties provided for in Article 459 (1) of the Customs Code shall apply to the persons referred to in Article L. 562-4, their managers or agents and, in the case of persons subject to a freezing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-1

…re laid down in Article L. 561-18, Article L. 561-24, Article L. 561-25 III, Article L. 561-25-1 II and the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 561-26.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-4

The persons referred to in 8°, 9°, 10 and 15° of Article L. 561-2 shall be liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for failing to respond, after formal notice, to requests for inf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-5

Failure to provide the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2, as part of the due diligence measures provided for in Section 3 of Chapter I of Title VI, or failure to declare to the Trade and Compani…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-6

The penalties laid down in Article L. 574-5 shall apply if the beneficial owner fails to provide the company or entity with the information required under Article L. 561-45-2 within the time limits la…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1440-1-1

…they are parties or third parties, shall be blacked out by the court clerk before the decision is handed down if its disclosure would be likely to undermine the security or privacy of these persons o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1440-1

In the event of refusal or silence maintained for two months from the date of the request, the president of the judicial court or, if the refusal emanates from a registrar, the president of the court…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1436

In the event of refusal or silence on the part of the depositary, the president of the judicial court, seized by petition, shall rule, the applicant and the depositary being heard or summoned.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441

…s duties. The president shall rule by order, after hearing or summoning, if possible, the applicant and the natural persons, parties or third parties mentioned in the decision. Where the contested dec…

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