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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multilateral trading facilities.

Article D424-4

…lation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-6

The approval or refusal decision is notified within six months of the issue of the receipt. Reasons must be given for refusal decisions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R511-16-2

Within credit institutions and finance companies, the members of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, on the one hand, and the members of the Management Board or any other body exercising…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article R511-21

…n the presentation of the draft decision, including the information mentioned in article R. 511-20, and the decision of the competent body may not be less than fifteen days.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Popular banks.

Article R512-1-2

…tion nationale des Banques populaires in conjunction with the central body of the Caisses d'épargne and Banques populaires is taken into account in the application of the provisions of articles L. 612…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-14

…the third paragraph of article 38 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the right to object does not apply to the file provided for in article D.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Criminal provisions

Article R353-1

Any person canvassing for banking and financial services as defined in article L. 341-1, with the exception of the cases mentioned in the seventh paragraph of this article, failing to provide the pers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Organised trading systems

Article D425-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of any authorisation granted to an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-2

…accalaureate or equivalent diploma ; b) or appropriate professional training in the economic, legal and financial fields; or c) at least two years' professional experience in the economic, legal and f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Offences relating to investor protection

Article R465-1

…m, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery against receipt, the factual and legal information forming the basis of the proposed public proceedings. Within the period provid…

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