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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R162-2

Refusing to accept coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France according to their value is punishable in accordance with article R. 642-3 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R162-5

…ed persons in the knowledge that they have not first been sorted and checked using equipment that meets the requirements of Regulation (EU) No. 1210/2010 referred to in Article R. 121-3 ; 5° A credit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article D211-10

…gistered office in the case of legal entities;4° The amount of the secured claim or, failing that, details enabling the claim to be identified;5° Identification details of the special account provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-49

…s a business in the trades and crafts sector and the amount of the unpaid cheque exceeds an amount determined by joint order of the Minister of Justice, Minister of Justice, and the Minister for the E…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-2

For the purposes of Article L. 133-9, the payment service provider may set a cut-off time close to the end of a business day after which any payment order received is deemed to have been received on t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-9

…egulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 shall be made to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in accordance with the procedures laid down by instruction of the Autorité, by pay…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Bank.

Article R142-23

The Chairman of the Payment Card Security Observatory is appointed from among its members by the Minister for the Economy. The Chairman's term of office is three years and is renewable. In the event o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Budgetary and financial provisions

Article R144-1

An expenditure budget and an estimate of income are prepared for each financial year. They are sent to the members of the General Council, the Censor and his alternate at least two weeks before the da…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-1

When making an investment as referred to in article R. 151-2, the following constitute an investor within the meaning of this chapter: 1° Any natural person of foreign nationality; 2° Any natural pers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-13

When the Minister enjoins an investor, pursuant to 1° of I and II of Article L. 151-3-1, to submit an application in order to regularise its situation, the injunction shall specify the documents and i…

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