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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article D144-12

I. - Information held by the Banque de France on company directors and sole traders may be communicated to the entities mentioned in article L. 144-1. II. - When it relates to decisions taken in the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-15

…151-3-1, paragraph I, section d, shall specify the foreseeable duration of the agent's assignment and the monthly remuneration, which shall take into account, in particular, the nature and importanc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-6

…The declaration provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and the decl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R165-1

Any breach of the statistical reporting obligations set out in Articles R. 152-1 to R. 152-3 is punishable in accordance with Article L. 165-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article R211-4

…ed electronic record-keeping device pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-3

…ayment instrument, the payment service provider shall provide the customer, at the latter's request and for a period of eighteen months from the date on which the customer informed the payment service…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will notify the applicant of its decision within two months of receipt of the complete application. Silence on the part of the AMF on expiry of thi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-16

The committee shall draw up and submit to the Governor a report showing the name of the elected official and, where appropriate, a report setting out the complaints signed by one or more electors and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Bank.

Article R142-25

The members of the Observatory and those who contribute to its work are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article D211-9-6

…mentioned in article D. 211-9-5 may transmit or issue shareholders' votes under his signature. The mandates and proxies referred to in article D. 211-9-5 shall be kept for a period of three years from…

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