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Showing 311320 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

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

Article L572-20

…ution's auditors or to convene them to any general meeting is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.Any manager of an electronic money institution or any person in the service of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…e de France in respect of their activity as at 1 January each year, with the exception of insurance and reinsurance brokers and brokerage companies referred to in Article L. 511-1 of the French Insura…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20

…upon the chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers or his representative to file submissions and to develop them orally at the hearing, without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 466-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-20

In liaison with the Banque de France, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer shall ensure the security and smooth operation of payment systems and systems for the clearing, settlement and delivery of fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-20

The temporary detention order referred to in Articles L. 722-18 and L. 722-19 may be appealed, by the person to whom the temporary detention order is notified, to the President of the High Court of Ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to the depositors' guarantee fund

Article L752-20

Article L. 352-1, as amended byOrder no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000, is applicable in New Caledonia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to the depositors' guarantee fund

Article L753-20

Article L. 352-1, as amended byOrder no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000, is applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L754-20

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Cash on delivery

Article L773-20

…élécommunications may not invoke the obligations incumbent on the bearer of a cheque under the laws and regulations.From the time the items have been remitted to the debtor or the addressee, the Offic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Cash on delivery

Article L774-20

…élécommunications may not invoke the obligations incumbent on the bearer of a cheque under the laws and regulations.From the time the items have been remitted to the debtor or the addressee, the Offic…

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