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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-1

I. - When the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing presented by a business relationship, product or transaction appears to them to be high, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1-1

…rvisory duties or providing it with inaccurate information is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-15-1

…nister for the Economy, on the recommendation of the Chairman of the College of Resolution.Notwithstanding the rules relating to the organisation and management of the departments set out in Article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-1

…tutions, in particular concerning : 1° The amount of capital of payment institutions ; 2° The terms and conditions under which a change in the terms and conditions of the authorisation granted to a pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-12-1

At the request of a court hearing an action for damages, the Autorité des marchés financiers may transmit to the court any investigation or inspection reports in its possession, the production of whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-16-1

…an of the Autorité des marchés financiers or his representative may be present at the court hearing and may file submissions and develop them orally.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Administrative composition

Article L621-14-1

…cle L. 621-15, except in the case of breaches referred to in f of II of the same Article L. 621-15, and with the professional obligations mentioned in Article L. 621-17, the AMF Board may, at the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-1

…ator for a person referred to in Article L. 543-1, to whom all powers of administration, management and representation of the legal entity shall be transferred. The provisional administrator shall dis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-1

When the persons and entities mentioned in II of Article L. 621-9 provide their services on the Internet, investigators and auditors may, in order to access the information and elements available on t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-1

…Autorité des marchés financiers may, after obtaining the opinion of the Banque de France, certify standard contracts for transactions in financial instruments or units referred to inArticle L. 229-7 o…

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