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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-1

The following offences are punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 1° Any person who engages in the activity of canvassing for banking or financial services as defined in article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-1

I.-The information document to be drawn up pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 in the event of a public offer of financial securities or the admission of financial securities to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

…ortfolio management company authorised to provide the investment services referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Article L. 321-1.A member of a trading venue is a member of a regulated market or a multila…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-18

Admission to and continued membership of a regulated market by the market undertaking organising trading on that market are subject to compliance with the rules of that market. The relationship betwee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Distance supply of consumer financial services

Article L343-1

The distance supply of financial services to a consumer is governed by articles L. 222-1 to L. 222-7, L. 222-9 to L. 222-18, L. 232-4 and L. 242-15 of the French Consumer Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-11

I. - The contracting company shall take the necessary steps to :1. Detect, prevent and manage the potentially harmful effects, for the proper functioning of the regulated market or for market members,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

…r a period not exceeding two consecutive trading days. After this period, the suspension is ordered by the Minister for the Economy on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

…ed to trading on a trading platform may ask the AIFM to suspend trading so that it can inform the public under satisfactory conditions.The Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers may also ask…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-14

I.-The admission of financial instruments and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 to trading on a regulated market is decided by the market undertaking, in accordance with the rules of the ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; approval or authorisation of the system manager

Article L424-1

A multilateral trading facility is a multilateral facility under which multiple third-party buying and selling interests in financial instruments are brought together under non-discretionary rules in…

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