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Showing 11911200 of 39118 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 29 June 2007 n° 05-21.104 · Cass. com. 20 June 2006 · Cass. com. 11 December 2007 n° 05-21.234 · Cass. com. 29 April 2014 n° 13-12.343 et n° 13-15.789 · Cass. com. 12 June 2019 n° 18-11.067

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations of intermediary payment service providers and cooperation obligations

Article L722-13

…sure that all information received on the payer and payee which accompanies a transfer of funds is retained with that transfer.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L773-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in New Caledonia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L774-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in French Polynesia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-13

…the Minister for the Economy, unless the Minister objects. However 1° Decisions relating to the budget, annual accounts, acquisitions, disposals and exchanges of property are enforceable fifteen days…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Election and remuneration of the employee representative.

Article R142-13

…electoral list if necessary and notifies the administrative units concerned of any additions or deletions it makes.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R144-13

The Inspectorate General of Finance may audit the situation of the Banque de France's branches and subsidiaries.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Enforcement and sanctions

Article R151-13

When the Minister enjoins an investor, pursuant to 1° of I and II of Article L. 151-3-1, to submit an application in order to regularise its situation, the injunction shall specify the documents and i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-13

…ndertakings for collective investment and investment funds referred to in 3° of I of Article L. 214-20 include units or shares of UCITS governed by French or foreign law or units or shares of FIAs gov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial documentation and statistical information.

Article D213-13

The issuer of negotiable debt securities must send the financial documentation for its issuance programme and any updates to the institutions domiciling the securities issued under the programme, and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-13

…of the pledgee. When the pledgee considers that the conditions for realising the pledge have been met, it shall request the account keeper or the manager of the computerised identification process in…

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