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Showing 15011510 of 42727 articles for Art. L. 145-37 et Art. L. 145-38

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-14

…nd the same payment service provider, where :a) there is no conversion; orb) there is a conversion between the euro and the currency of a Member State or between the currencies of two Member States.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…n of the payment transaction to the payee; 2° Execution times other than those mentioned in Article L. 133-13 may apply; 3° The Payment Service Provider is not obliged to notify the Payment Service Us…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-30

Redemption of electronic money by the electronic money issuer referred to in Article L. 525-1 is free of charge for the electronic money holder.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-36

Redemption under this section shall be made, at the option of the electronic money holder, in legal tender coins and banknotes or by a payment transaction ordered by the issuer for the benefit of the…

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

Article L133-40

…provider of his choice to obtain the payment initiation service referred to in 7° of II of Article L. 314-1.Where the payer gives his explicit consent to the execution of a payment in accordance with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-8

The following may hold accounts with the Banque de France: 1. The organisations defined in article L. 511-1; 2. The French Treasury, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-6

…ecides. In other cases, it is maintained by the issuer or by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, at the option of the owner of the securities.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify…

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

Article L211-10

…f receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings against an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, the court-appointed administrator or liquidator, together with the provisional administrat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Status of the Banque de France

Article L142-1

The Banque de France is a state-owned institution.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L144-3

…r disputes relating to the internal administration of the Banque de France. It also hears disputes between the Banque de France and members of the General Council or its employees.

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