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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-13

…marchés financiers, the single position limit to be applied to all trading in these derivatives is set by the competent authority of the trading venue with the largest volume of trading, known as the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-15

Decisions to admit a financial instrument or an asset mentioned in II of Article L. 421-1 are made public by the market undertaking.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-2

…asis or by category by an order of the Minister responsible for the economy, as well as central banks. 7. Bodies or undertakings, other than those referred to in 1 to 6, supervised by the Autorité des…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-3

Any investor who has given his consent, under the conditions set out in Article L. 452-2, to the institution of proceedings before a criminal court shall be deemed to be exercising the rights of a civ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Acquisitions of participating interests

Article L465-4

The penalties applicable to breaches of the obligation to disclose significant shareholdings are set out in 1° and 2° of I and III of article L. 247-1 and in article L. 247-2 of the French Commercial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-6

…m may use an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company to act as a market maker within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 531-2 on the organised trading system on an independ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Holding, trading and transporting gold

Article L426-1

Gold may be held, transported and traded freely in France.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-1

…or conduct referred to in this I is based on a legitimate reason and complies with an accepted market practice, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(9) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book V: Service providers

Article L500-1

…d breach of trust ; b) Concealment or one of the offences assimilated to or similar to concealment set out in Section 2 of Chapter I of Title II of Book III of the Criminal Code; c) Money laundering ;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-7

…guarantee as provided for in Article L. 211-38 or any other form provided for in the operating rules.No creditor of a member of a clearing house, of a service provider mentioned in the previous parag…

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