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

Article D133-7

A payment instrument is considered to be reserved for small-value payments when the deposit account agreement or the framework contract for payment services relating to that instrument specifies :- it…

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

Article R142-5

The ministers mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 142-2 are the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Budget.

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

Article R142-17

Councillors representing Banque de France staff retain the remuneration and promotion rights corresponding to the grade they hold at the date of their election.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R163-2

Any person who questions the Banque de France about the legality of a cheque without complying with the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article R. 131-5 is liable to a 5th class fine. A r…

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

Article R211-8

…central depository is affiliated to a foreign body of the same type, it has the option, on the one hand, of providing that registered entries of foreign financial securities are made in the name of it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article D211-11

…r in V of article L. 211-20 shall contain the following information, failing which it shall be null and void:1° If payment is not made, the creditor may realise the pledge within eight days or on expi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-51

When the drawee receives a stop payment that is not based on one of the grounds provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 131-35 or written confirmation of such a stop payment, it sends the a…

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

Article D133-5

For the purposes of II of Article L. 133-26, a payment incident is any rejection of a payment order received by the payer's payment service provider due to a lack of funds or insufficient funds, regar…

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

Article D133-6

…oiced by the payer's payment service provider to the account holder, regardless of the denomination and justification of those sums.Where several payment requests concerning the same payment transacti…

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

Article R142-7

The following are eligible to vote, regardless of age 1° Permanent employees who, on the day of the ballot, are either in service with the Banque de France, on leave, on secondment, on availability fo…

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