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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-4

Where an investment service provider other than an asset management company plans to amend any of the disclosures referred to in I of Article D. 532-23-2, it shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: BORDER CONTROLS

Article L331-3

In the cases provided for in Chapter II of Title III of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016, checks at internal borders may be reintroduced on a temporary…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Penalties relating to consumer credit

Article L354-2

…sulting from Order no. 2019-740 of 17 July 2019 L. 341-2 and L. 341-3 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 341-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2019-740 du 17 juillet 2019 L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L152-2

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and to the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés are replaced by r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article D351-1

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article D. 351-2, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R773-10

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 519-1n° 2012-101 of 26 January 2012R. 519-2 to R. 519-4 with the exception of IIINo. 2019-1098 of 29 Octo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R774-10

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 519-1n° 2012-101 of 26 January 2012R. 519-2 to R. 519-4 with the exception of IIINo. 2019-1098 of 29 Octo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-3

III of Article 8 and Articles 10-1 and 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life are applicable to any natural…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-121

The main purpose of forest savings companies is to acquire and manage forest assets. At least 60% of their assets consist of woodland or forests, shares in forestry groupings or companies whose sole p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies

Article L214-125

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of article L. 214-101, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets out the exchanges, disposals or creation of real rights relating to the forest assets of forest savings c…

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