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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-3

…king into account the conditions imposed on financial instrument settlement and delivery systems in 1° and 2° of Article L. 421-12.In its assessment, the AMF shall take into account the oversight exer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…MF establishes and applies limits on the size of a net position that a person may hold at any time: 1° In agricultural commodity derivatives within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the Eu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-8

…f the spread, and are tailored to each financial instrument.II. - For the purposes of this article :1° "representative certificate" means a negotiable instrument which evidences ownership of securitie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 must meet the following requirements: 1° They must devote sufficient time to performing their duties within the market undertaking. The number of mandate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7

…ute and possess the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for the performance of 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
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-3

…provisions of Article L. 411-1, a public offer of the following financial securities is authorised: 1° Financial securities issued by a State ; 2° Financial securities guaranteed by a State; 3° Financ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-1

…authorised to make a public offer of financial securities referred to in 2° of Article L. 411-2 or 1° of Article L. 411-2-1 are exempt from the obligation to draw up a prospectus in respect of the pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-1

The following offences are punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 1° Any person who engages in the activity of canvassing for banking or financial services as defined in article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-3

…ed of the persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 who do not hold any of the offices referred to in 1° of II of Article L. 421-7-1 within the market undertaking concerned. The criteria according to wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-3

…nitiating those orders.IV. - The operator of a trading platform providing direct electronic access :1° Shall put in place effective systems, procedures and mechanisms to ensure that:a) Its members are…

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