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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-4

I. - Accounts opened by payment institutions are payment accounts that are used exclusively for payment transactions. This exclusive purpose must be expressly provided for in the framework payment ser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-4

In granting approval for the programme of operations, the AMF assesses the quality of the programme in the light of the obligations set out in Articles L. 533-25 and L. 533-26, as well as the conditio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-42

Where a competent authority of a third country fails to comply with a request for information exchange referred to in 2° of Article L. 532-29, the AMF may refer the matter to the European Securities a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-41

Any dispute arising between the Autorité des marchés financiers and the AIFM established in a third country of which France is the reference Member State shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-40

I. - If the actual development of the AIFM's operations in the European Union within two years of its authorisation indicates that the marketing strategy as presented at the time of authorisation has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4

Where the parent undertaking of an investment service provider other than a portfolio management company is a credit institution, an investment firm, a financial holding company, a mixed financial hol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article L546-4

I. - Breaches of the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of article L. 546-3, are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €6,000 or one of these two penalties only. Any person w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Tied agents

Article L545-4

Natural persons who are tied agents of investment service providers, as well as natural persons who have the power to manage or administer legal persons authorised as tied agents of investment service…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-4

At the end of each financial year, in addition to drawing up its own accounts, the manager shall draw up an inventory of the assets under its management and a statement of the sums collected during th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L544-4

Voting advisers shall make public the code of conduct to which they refer and report on its application. Where a voting adviser does not refer to a code of conduct or where, in referring to such a cod…

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