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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-1

…iod, have at least two hundred members paying individual contributions, and where their directors meet the conditions of good repute and competence laid down by decree ;- associations that meet the cr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-1

…f Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Common provisions

Article L466-1

The competent judicial authorities hearing proceedings relating to offences involving companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or offered to the public on a multilatera…

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

Article L511-1

…defined by their authorisation. They are financial institutions within the meaning of 4 of Article L. 511-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: European organised trading systems

Article L425-10

…European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area as it has over regulated markets under II of Article L. 422-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-10

Members of clearing houses may not invoke professional secrecy in response to requests made by the clearing house for the purpose of monitoring positions and concerning the identity, positions and sol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories, and amending Directives 98/2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-11

…e companies must have paid-up initial capital or a paid-up endowment, the minimum amount of which, between one million and five million euros depending on the authorisation granted, is defined by orde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-19

…on, the opening of these offices must be notified in advance to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. These offices may use the name or business name of the credit institution they rep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-16

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 511-15 and L. 511-15-1, the funds repayable from the public referred to in Article L. 312-2 and the other repayable funds are repaid by the credit institution…

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