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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-4

…from financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2014, the persons referred to in II of Article L. 511-45 shall draw up a table grouping together the information relating to their establishments b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-5

…For the investigation and detection of the misleading commercial practices referred to in Articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4, they also have the powers provided for in Article L. 512-15 as well as sub-sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-2-1

…k, as the case may be, shall decide on an application for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 511-10 within six months of receipt.Where the application is incomplete, the AMF or the European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-2

…or any persons who effectively manage the business of the institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-13, on the other hand, collectively have the necessary knowledge, skills and experience refer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The French Association of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms and other professional bodies

Article L511-29

…ompanies and investment firms with a view to their approval under the conditions set out in Article L. 611-3-1.The Association française des établissements de crédit et des entreprises d'investissemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…a credit institution, a finance company or an organisation mentioned in Articles 5 and 8 of Article L. 511-6 , or who is employed by one of these, is bound by professional secrecy.Apart from cases whe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4-2

The institutions referred to in this chapter which hold financial futures instruments the underlying interest of which consists wholly or partly of an agricultural commodity shall indicate in their an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4-3

Article L. 533-22-1 is applicable to credit institutions and investment firms for their activities of portfolio management on behalf of third parties and investment advice within the meaning of Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

…ed group and the mixed holding company or its subsidiaries, under the conditions defined in Article L. 612-24. II. - A branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 may apply to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-9

In the performance of their duties, authorised agents may record infringements and breaches of Chapters I and III of Title I, and Chapters I, II, III, and IV of Title II of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvi…

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