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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting and reporting obligations.

Article R533-1

Investment firms are required to close their financial year on 31 December. However, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may authorise investment firms to derogate from this rule for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R519-34

The association ensures that its members comply with the obligation to offer their customers recourse to a consumer mediator in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 612-1 of the French Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-12

…ant of its decision within three months of the date of receipt of the file that complies with the standard file.The AMF may extend this period by up to a further three months if it deems it necessary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-13

…period by up to one month if it deems it necessary due to the particular circumstances of the case and after notifying the portfolio management company. The changes will be implemented if the AMF doe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-15-1

…se of ensuring that the portfolio management company targeted by the proposed acquisition has sound and prudent management and taking into account the likely influence of the proposed acquirer on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-36

…s effective centre of management ; ii) the names of the persons who effectively direct its business and of the members of its board of directors, supervisory board or any body performing equivalent fu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-39

…é de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution a notification containing the information mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article D. 532-23-2. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will forwar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-27

…ided for in this sub-section apply to the intermediaries referred to in 1° of I of article R. 519-4 and to their agents referred to in 4° of the same I.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-30

…nclusion of any banking transaction or the provision of any payment service or any preparatory work and advice, the intermediary shall inform the customer, including the potential customer: 1° The num…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R519-39

…onal competence set out in article L. 519-3-3 , depending on the nature of the activity carried out and the products distributed, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 519-8, R. 519…

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