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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Definition of operations for providing customers or managing means of payment

Article L311-4

The activities mentioned in 2° to 7° of III of article L. 314-1 are not considered to be the provision or management of means of payment.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L311-1

…following persons: 1° The undertakings carrying on direct insurance business referred to in Article L. 310-1, with the exception of those not covered by the Solvency II regime referred to in Article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Accessibility obligations

Article L311-14

…y provide to their customers are accessible, in accordance with the requirements set out in article L. 412-13 of the French Consumer Code, under: 1° Section 1 of Chapter II of this Title; 2° Articles…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-1

…uction of the said works, made from a lawful source under the conditions mentioned in 2° of Article L. 122-5 and 2° of Article L. 211-3. This remuneration is also due to authors and publishers of work…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-19

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 325-1, the resolution board may decide to withdraw all or part of the authorisation of a person subject to resolution proceedings, where appropriate a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Definition of banking-related transactions

Article L311-2

…ns authorised to carry out leasing transactions; 7. The payment services mentioned in II of Article L. 314-1; 8. The issue and management of electronic money. When it constitutes the provision of inve…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-57

…s in relation to the resolution of insurance undertakings, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 632-7, L. 632-13 and L. 632-15 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission provided for in Article L. 311-5

Article R311-7

…meetings of the commission are not public. However, the committee may hear any person it deems useful. The committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure. The committee's decisions shall be publis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission provided for in Article L. 311-5

Article R311-6

Committee members are bound by an obligation of discretion with regard to documents and information of which they have been made aware.Any member who has failed to attend three consecutive meetings of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission provided for in Article L. 311-5

Article R311-1

The committee provided for in Article L. 311-5 sits either in plenary session or in one of two specialised panels, the first for phonograms and the second for videograms. Each of these panels is chair…

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