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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-9

The file set up under article L. 341-7 is entitled "the direct marketers' file". In particular, it enables persons canvassed under the conditions defined in article L. 341-1 to ensure that the persons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Accounting provisions.

Article D511-8

The statutory auditors referred to in Article L. 511-38 are appointed by the body of these undertakings responsible for approving the accounts. They are appointed for six financial years. Their term o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title I: Public offerings

Article D411-4

The threshold mentioned in 1° of article L. 411-2 is 150.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: French regulated markets.

Article D421-6

The AMF draws up and maintains a list of French regulated markets. It shall communicate this list to the other Member States of the European Union and to the other States party to the Agreement on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Clearing houses

Article D440-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, when requiring that a clearing house be subject to authorisation by the European Central Bank as a credit institution within the meaning of Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-4

For the application of Article L. 341-6, La Poste, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and venture capital companies shall register with the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution the emp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multilateral trading facilities.

Article D424-4

The amount of average market capitalisation referred to in Article L. 424-6 is set in Article 77 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-6

The approval or refusal decision is notified within six months of the issue of the receipt. Reasons must be given for refusal decisions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-6

When a natural person carries out canvassing activities on behalf of a legal entity authorised under the conditions set out in I of article L. 341-4, the legal entity issues the canvassing licence pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Common provisions

Article D420-6

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall communicate the information referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 420-18 to the competent authority of the State concerned within one month, in ac…

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