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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-7

…l Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers and having one of the following characteristics:1° The maximum risk is not known at the time of subscription;2° The risk of loss exceeds the amount…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10-1

…services providers that provide the investment service referred to in 4 of Article L. 321-1 employ :1° A method of risk management on behalf of third parties that enables them to monitor and measure a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-2

…any informs clients that the service referred to in Article L. 321-1 (5) is provided independently :1° It evaluates a sufficient range of financial instruments available on the market, which must be s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-4

…e the additional capital requirement provided for in the previous paragraph in the following cases: 1° The investment firm is exposed to risks or risk elements, or imposes on others risks that are sig…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-27-1

…et de résolution upon request. For the purposes of the previous paragraph, a related party may be : 1° A spouse, a partner linked by a civil solidarity pact, an ascendant or a descendant ; 2° An entit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22

…le if they publicly state the reasons for doing so on their website. II.When a company mentioned in 1° of Article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code, a company mentioned in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1…

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

Article L533-29-3

…cles L. 233-16 et seq. 233-16 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, for each country or territory: 1° Name of branches, nature of business and geographical location; 2° Net banking income and sales;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-25

…ciently good repute and have the knowledge, skills and experience required to perform their duties: 1° Members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board and the Management Board, the Chief Exec…

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

Article L533-29-1

…s, policies, processes and systems in place to identify, measure, manage and monitor the following: 1° The significant causes and effects of risks to clients and any significant impact on own funds; 2…

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

Article L533-29

Investment firms shall have: 1° Sound governance arrangements including, in particular, a clear organisation ensuring a well-defined, transparent and consistent division of responsibilities, effective…

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