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Showing 11711180 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

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

Article D421-3

The representative of the market undertaking must send its observations to the Autorité des marchés financiers within a period set by the letter referred to in Article D. 421-2. This deadline may not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Organised trading systems

Article D425-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of any authorisation granted to an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company…

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

Article D341-3

…ty insurance contract provided for in Article L. 341-5 are set as follows:1° 75,000 euros per claim and 75,000 euros per insurance year for natural persons canvassing for the transactions mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Common provisions

Article D420-3

The AMF shall communicate to the European Securities and Markets Authority and to the competent authorities of the other Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-3

…their appraisals. Consequently, if an item is not released or the pledge is not renewed, it is sold and the proceeds of the sale are not sufficient to reimburse the Caisse for the sums it has lent on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-37

…cle L. 532-49, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall check that it is complete and, if so, shall proceed to examine it. The procedure set out in II, III and IV of Article R. 532-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-36

…s effective centre of management ; ii) the names of the persons who effectively direct its business and of the members of its board of directors, supervisory board or any body performing equivalent fu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-39

…é de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution a notification containing the information mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article D. 532-23-2. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will forwar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D526-3

The amount stipulated in the fourth paragraph of II of article L. 526-19 is set at 250 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific rules relating to third-country entities

Article D532-38

The provisions of article R. 532-2 apply to branches of third-country undertakings authorised in France.

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