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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-1

Credit institutions are required to make available to their customers and to the public the general banking conditions they apply to the transactions they carry out.When they open an account, credit i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Right to an account

Article D312-8

Any natural or legal person mentioned in I of article L. 312-1 who has opened a deposit account with an institution designated in accordance with the procedure defined in III of the same article may b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disclosure of leasing transactions.

Article R313-14

I. - Commercial companies which use leasing transactions to acquire capital goods, equipment or buildings for professional use and which do not benefit from the simplified presentation regime, as prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17

Where the debt is assigned or pledged under a public contract, notification must be made to the assigning accountant designated in the contractual documents. It must include the following compulsory i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-25

The contract for the issue of bonds issued by a credit institution whose sole purpose is to refinance promissory notes complying with the provisions of articles L. 313-42 to L. 313-49 shall explicitly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-1

When the claim is assigned or pledged under a partnership contract or a contract mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code, the notification is made to the assign…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

Pursuant to article L. 313-50, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-27

The following are excluded from any indemnification or assumption of liability by the surety guarantee mechanism: 1° Guarantee commitments made in favour of the following persons: a) Credit institutio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Investment services, services related to investment services and data communication services

Article R321-3

Articles R. 312-19 to R. 312-22 apply to accounts opened in the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for informing the public about the guarantee granted.

Article D313-29

Credit institutions and finance companies adhering to the surety guarantee mechanism must include the following statement in their surety bond contracts falling within the scope of articles D. 313-26…

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