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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1

…ns relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities, known as "UCITS" ;2° Funds covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-27

…State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; 2° The sole payment service provider involved in the payment transaction is located in a Member Stat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-39

…g conditions are met:1° The payer's payment account is accessible online at the time of the request;2° The payer has given his express consent to the payment service provider managing the account to r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…ered either in a securities account held by the issuer or by one of the intermediaries mentioned in 2° to 7° of Article L. 542-1 or, in the cases provided for in Article L. 211-7, in a shared electron…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-31

…s only in the following cases:1° The request for redemption is made before the end of the contract ;2° The electronic money holder terminates the contract before its term;3° The electronic money holde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-41

…service, the payment service provider :1° obtains the express consent of the payment service user ;2° Ensure that the payment service user's personalised security data is not accessible to parties ot…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council

Article L142-3

…e Banque de France comprises :1° The Governor and the two Deputy Governors of the Banque de France ;2° Two members appointed by the President of the National Assembly and two members appointed by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 15: Authentication

Article L133-44

…tication defined in f of Article L. 133-4 when the payer : 1° Accesses his online payment account ; 2° Initiates an electronic payment transaction; 3° Carries out a transaction using a remote means of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-10-1

…inal Code, the penalties set out in article 131-39 of the same Code. The prohibition referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the French Criminal Code applies to the activity in the course of or in conn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-7

…nd protect strategic companies, the objectives pursued, the actions taken and the results obtained; 2° Information relating to the procedure for prior authorisation of foreign investments in a busines…

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