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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-6

…s 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 independent basis.For the purposes of t…

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

Article L465-4

…pplicable 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 Code, reproduce…

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

Article L421-7-5

…rtaking and the prevention of conflicts of interest, so as to promote the integrity of the market ; 2° Monitor the governance arrangements of the market undertaking, periodically assess their effectiv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status

Article L421-6

…twelve months, if it expressly renounces it or if the market has ceased to operate for six months; 2° If the market undertaking has obtained the authorisation by making false declarations or by any o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

…es in mutual and cooperative banks mentioned inarticle L. 512-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° Certificats mutualistes mentioned inarticle L. 322-26-8 of the French Insurance Code; 3° Shares i…

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

Article L353-2

…d in article L. 341-1 without fulfilling the conditions set out in articles L. 341-3 and L. 341-4 ; 2° Any person engaging in the activity of direct marketing of banking or financial products as defin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

…rder to conclude transactions in :1° Financial securities referred to in Article L. 211-1 , II, 2 ; 2° Structured financial products within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European P…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-13

…to 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 account of the supervision exercised…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2-1

…than a certain amount. The total amount of the offer is calculated over a period of twelve months; 2° A public offer in which the beneficiaries acquire financial securities or shares for a total amou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2

…p of persons, other than qualified investors, whose number is less than a threshold set by decree ; 2° The offer of financial securities and instruments admitted for the purposes of participatory fina…

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