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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-47

Where the drawee has refused payment of a cheque for a reason other than the absence or inadequacy of the funds in reserve, and where the funds in reserve are insufficient to allow payment, the drawee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-46

…awee who has refused payment of all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds must draw up a certificate of rejection of the cheque for the payee. This certificate states that the drawer is dep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the General Council.

Article R142-4

Each member of the General Council, other than the Governor, the Deputy Governors, the Vice-Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the General Councillor representing sta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-4

…ccount with an issuer or to administer the entries appearing in the shared electronic recording device referred to in the same Article. In this case, the entries appearing in this securities account o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-4

Any person who has received counterfeit or falsified coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France and refuses to hand them over or have them handed over to the Banque de France or the public ins…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Liability in the event of an incorrectly executed payment transaction

Article D133-4

Where the liability of a payment service provider under Article L. 133-22 is attributable to another payment service provider or an intermediary, the said payment service provider or intermediary shal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of the accounts.

Article R144-4

…year.A 5% deduction from the net profit for the year is then allocated to a specific reserve, which ceases to be funded when it reaches an amount equal to twice the capital of the Banque de France. Fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior application for examination of an activity

Article R151-4

When an entity governed by French law submits a request to the Minister for an opinion as to whether all or part of the activity of this entity falls within the scope of I of Article L. 151-3, the Min…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-49

…er of Companies as 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 M…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operating rules

Article R214-4

…riable) is convened and the shareholders are informed of the proposed merger or demerger in accordance with the same procedures as those provided for respectively by articles R. 225-67 and R. 236-2 of…

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