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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-17

I. - In the cases provided for in Articles L. 612-39 and L. 612-40 where, on a proposal from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the European Central Bank has ordered the total withd…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

…n 30 billion euros and which carry out any of the activities mentioned in 3, 6-1 and 6-2 of article L. 321-1, reaches or exceeds 30 billion euros, both calculated as an average over a period of twelve…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15

…n does not comply with the additional capital requirements imposed in accordance with II of Article L. 511-41-3 ;4° The credit institution no longer fulfils the conditions or undertakings to which its…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-14

The Authority shall rule on an application for the authorisation referred to in Article L. 511-10 within a time limit set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The applicant shall be notified of any refusa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

…e Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Decisi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13

…l administration of any credit institution or finance company authorised in accordance with Article L. 511-10 are located in France. These provisions do not apply to branches of credit institutions me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L514-1

…ns with means of payment and carry out related transactions with them within the meaning of article L. 311-2. II. - They carry out their activities after obtaining authorisation from the European Cent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-1

…than credit institutions, electronic money institutions and the persons mentioned in II of article L. 521-1, which provide the payment services mentioned in article L. 314-1 on a regular professional…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-16

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may impose the disciplinary sanctions provided for in Article L. 612-39, including deregistration;2° The institution may not issue electronic money;3° It may only…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-19

…fter obtaining the opinion of the Banque de France pursuant to the fourth paragraph of I of Article L. 141-4. To obtain this authorisation, an application must be submitted to the Autorité de contrôle…

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