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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4-1

The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in this chapter shall indicate in their annual report the amount and characteristics of the loans they finance or distribute as defined in III o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-5

…the operator of the organised trading system may trade by matching with interposition of the proprietary account when the transactions concern : 1° Financial instruments referred to in 1°, products r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-2

During a takeover bid, the measures whose implementation is likely to cause the bid to fail and the restrictions on the transfer of shares and voting rights are governed by Articles L. 233-32 to L. 23…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations relating to insider lists

Article L451-4

…f Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the European Parliament and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-2

…may not be requested by means of a televised or radio public appeal, nor by means of posters, leaflets or personalised letters. It must be given in writing by each investor. However, when an associat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-3

…ate a benchmark index or information likely to distort the price of a financial instrument or an asset to which such an index is linked ;2° Engaging in any other behaviour that results in the manipula…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1

I. - In order to ensure shareholder equality and market transparency, the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) sets the rules for public offers of financial instruments issu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-1

…al counterparties and trade repositories.They are authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution after consultation with the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Banque de Franc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-4

The directors, employees and agents of clearing houses are bound by professional secrecy. In the case of transactions in financial contracts, clearing houses may disclose information covered by profes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-5

Clearing houses may decide, on a non-discriminatory basis, that their members are del credere agents in relation to the principals whose accounts they keep.

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