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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title V: Health products composed in whole or in part of genetically modified organisms.

Article L5150-1

Articles L. 125-3, L. 531-1 to L. 531-3-2, L. 533-1 to L. 533-8, L. 535-1 to L. 535-9, L. 536-1 to L. 536-5, L. 536-8 and L. 537-1 of the Environment Code apply to the products mentioned in Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

Financial holding companies and parent undertakings of finance companies are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13, Article L. 511-21 and Articles L. 511-33 to L. 511-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-4

In granting approval for the programme of operations, the AMF assesses the quality of the programme in the light of the obligations set out in Articles L. 533-25 and L. 533-26, as well as the conditio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-6

Directors of an investment firm or portfolio management company who fail to prepare the accounts of the firm or company in consolidated form in accordance with Article L. 533-5 are liable to a fine of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-5

Failure by the directors of an investment firm or portfolio management company to publish the annual accounts of the firm or company in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 533-5 is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

I. - Mixed financial holding companies whose coordinator is the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 and to the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-9

The custodian-account keeper safeguards the rights of account holders to the financial securities held in the account. It may only use these securities for its own account under the conditions set out…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-3

Failure by the directors of an investment firm or portfolio management company to draw up an inventory for each financial year and prepare annual accounts and a management report in accordance with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-11

Before making an offer relating to financial instruments, digital assets, a service on digital assets, an investment service or a related service, direct marketers shall enquire about the financial si…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-3

Article L. 533-22-1 applies to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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