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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L341-17

…nal obligations applicable to banking or financial canvassing committed by the persons mentioned in 1°, 3°, 5°, 7° and 8° of article L. 341-3 and in article L. 341-4 is penalised in accordance with th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L341-2

The rules on direct marketing by banks or financial institutions do not apply to :1° Contacts with qualified investors as defined in Article L. 411-2 .1 and with legal entities whose balance sheet tot…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-2

…hat is contrary to the provisions of III or IV of this article with regard to a system mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 330-1 may be recognised or enforced in France insofar as it is contrary to III…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Offering of banking transactions to individuals resident in France by credit institutions having their registered office in a state that is on the list of states receiving official development assistance and that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L318-2

…conditions are met, within the time limits set by order of the Minister responsible for the economy:1° The credit institution referred to in Article L. 318-1 is subject in the State in which it has it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-5

…guarantees. IV. - For the application of II and III, the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund may: 1° Subscribe to an increase in capital, acquire all or part of the shares, equity securities, corpor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Structured deposits

Article L312-22

…at maturity with interest or a premium determined according to a formula involving factors such as: 1° An index or a combination of indices, excluding variable-rate deposits whose profitability is dir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-4-1

…ution and denominated in euros or in the currency of another State, under the following conditions :1° These funds must be returned by the credit institution to the holder in accordance with the appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-8-2

…State party to the agreement on the European Economic Area. The purpose of these agreements is to: 1° Proceed, through the intermediary of these authorities or persons, to compensate depositors of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-20

…accounts mentioned in article L. 312-19 are deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations: 1° For dormant accounts mentioned in 1° of I of the same article L. 312-19, at the end of a period o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…raw up a list of inactive accounts opened in their books. An account is considered to be inactive : 1° Either at the end of a twelve-month period during which both of the following conditions are met:…

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