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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article L512-85

The Caisses d'Epargne network participates in the implementation of the principles of solidarity and the fight against exclusion. In particular, its purpose is to promote and collect savings and to de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-62

Cooperative banks are authorised to increase their capital by capitalising reserves. They are authorised to pay interest on their capital ensuring a return at most equal to the average rate of fixed-r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Articles of association

Article L512-67

Credit institutions which change their status to that of a cooperative bank must, within one year of their authorisation, comply with the provisions of articles L. 512-61 to L. 512-64, failing which t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

…any: public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status and, under the conditions set out in the Articles of Association, natural persons or legal entities that have entered into one…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors

Article L512-64

…Supervisory Board. Their appointment is subject to approval by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-74

…e activities mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 512-68 belong to one of the categories determined by the decree provided for in article L. 512-84; 3. The central body of savings banks and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Statutory auditors

Article L512-82

A statutory auditor is elected by the general meeting of each regional caisse or union. He must be chosen in accordance with the provisions of article L. 511-38. The term of office is determined in ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-88

The caisses d'épargne et de prévoyance are credit institutions and may, notwithstanding the provisions of article 3 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, carry out all…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-2

A document of title lacking one of the statements specified in I of Article L. 512-1 is not valid as a promissory note, except in the cases specified in II to IV of Article L. 512-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-7

The diplomas, degrees or certificates mentioned in article R. 512-10 and article R. 512-12 of this code are : 1° Diplomas and qualifications registered in the National Vocational Certification Registe…

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