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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-2-1

…in accordance with Article L. 515-1, a company submits the same application to obtain, on the one hand, authorisation as a finance company and, on the other hand, one of the authorisations provided f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential 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 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
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-22-1

…ed to in Article L. 519-1-1, he shall gather the information he needs about his customer's personal and financial situation, preferences and objectives in order to be able to recommend appropriate con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-15-2

…information that it deems necessary to carry out the assessment provided for in Article R. 532-15-1 and that must be communicated to it as part of the notification provided for in I of Article L. 532-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article R533-16-2

Articles R. 533-18-3 and R. 533-18-4 apply to portfolio management companies.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article R533-18-2

…ther body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall have adequate access to the information and documents necessary to supervise and monitor management decisions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-21-1

…urse may also take into account the failure to comply with the requirements relating to good repute and competence applicable to the person concerned.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15-2

For the purposes of II of Article L. 533-15, the following conditions must be met:1° The client has agreed to receive the suitability statement without undue delay after the conclusion of the transact…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-22-1

For the application of Articles L. 561-7, L. 561-20, 3° of Article R. 561-5-2, 2° of Article R. 561-5-3 and Article R. 561-9, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 concerned shall assess the level…

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