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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-16

Bank and payment services intermediaries shall inform the association of which they are members of any change in the information concerning them and of any fact that may affect their membership of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-16

…d III of Book V or in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on a consolidated basis, this Authority may take the necessary precautionary measures re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-16

…ntrôle prudentiel et de résolution may impose the disciplinary sanctions provided for in Article L. 612-39, including deregistration;2° The institution may not issue electronic money;3° It may only re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-16

Any payment institution intending to outsource operational functions of payment services shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.Important operational functions may not be ou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-16

…f a management company which manages one or more UCITS authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 or AIFs covered by Directive 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-16

Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-15 apply taking into account the nature of the service offered or provided, the nature of the financial instrument in question, and the professional or non-professional na…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-16

The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall refrain from carrying out any transaction involving sums which they know, suspect or have good reason to suspect originate from an offence punishable by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to equity financing intermediaries

Article L573-16

…ualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-26 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Disqualification, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-27 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-16

Failure to comply with any of the prohibitions set out in article L. 525-7 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000.The court may also order the posting or broadcasting of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-16

I. - The Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is authorised to bring proceedings before any court in order to perform the duties entrusted to it.II. - The Autorité de contr…

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