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Showing 261270 of 17413 articles for Art. n° 16-23.120 et n° 16-10.583

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-16

Where the AMF Enforcement Committee has imposed a financial penalty that has become final before the criminal court has given a final ruling on related facts, the criminal court may order that the fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-16

The AMF may carry out surveillance, monitoring and investigation activities at the request of foreign authorities with similar powers. Where such activities are carried out on behalf of authorities of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts

Article L721-16

…loan repayment incident file are carried out under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-16

The information collected and retained pursuant to this chapter shall be used solely for the purposes of combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L753-16

…lication of I: 1° References to the code du cinéma et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct selling of banking services

Article L752-16

…lication of I: 1° References to the code du cinéma et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-16

…of Title III of the same Book are not applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunications. The decrees of the Minister responsible for the economy issued pursuant to Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Canvassing for precious metals and banknotes

Article L754-16

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-16

…of Title III of the same Book are not applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunications. The decrees of the Minister responsible for the economy issued pursuant to Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article L775-16

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicate…

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