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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-29-1

…be involved is not identified at the time the exchange occurs, and if the following conditions are met: a) The foreign authorities are subject to at least equivalent obligations of confidentiality ; b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-1

Information transmitted pursuant to Articles L. 561-28 and L. 561-31, with the exception of that mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-31, is confidential. Recipients of such information…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-4-1

…lace an organisation and internal procedures for the implementation of the measures for freezing assets and prohibiting the making available or use of funds or economic resources provided for in this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-47-1

…icle L. 561-36, shall report to the Registrar of the Commercial Court any discrepancy they observe between the information recorded in the register of beneficial owners referred to in Article L. 561-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-3-1

…ch designated persons and entities shall be frozen without delay in accordance with the procedures set out in the second and third paragraphs. The funds and economic resources of the natural or legal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-2-1

…mentioned in I of article L. 531-12 to observe professional secrecy is punishable by the penalties set out inarticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

…of the same code, other than companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in France or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or which are s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-8-1

I.-The resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is composed of seven members:1° The Governor of the Banque de France or his representative, Chairman ;2° The Director…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-29-1

…f one or more categories of persons falling within the remit of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or who may be subject to its supervision draws up a code of conduct in respect of m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-3-1

…rawn up by the Minister, approve by decree the codes of conduct that they have drawn up for the marketing of financial instruments referred to in Article L. 211-1, banking transactions mentioned in ar…

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