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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

The Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Deci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13

The head office and central administration of any credit institution or finance company authorised in accordance with Article L. 511-10 are located in France. These provisions do not apply to branches…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-100

The Appointments Committee periodically and at least once a year assesses the structure, size, composition and effectiveness of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercisi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L512-1

Mutual and cooperative banks are subject to the rules governing mergers, divisions and contributions of public limited companies set out in Book II of the Commercial Code, even if they are not incorpo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-103

An order of the Minister for the Economy defines the conditions for application of this sub-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-102

…the decisions that the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions takes concerning remuneration, in particular those that have an impact on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Permanent public-interest mission entrusted to a credit institution or finance company

Article L511-104

The State may entrust a permanent mission of public interest to a credit institution or finance company, which may carry out banking transactions relating to this mission under the conditions defined…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The banques populaires network

Article L512-11

The Banques Populaires network comprises the Banques Populaires, the sociétés de caution mutuelle granting them exclusive guarantee rights under the Articles of Association and the Société de Particip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

When they market structured deposits within the meaning of Article L. 312-22 or when they provide advice on these deposits, credit institutions are subject to the provisions of 2°, 3° and 6° of II of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L512-13

The use of the words "banque populaire" as a title or qualifier is prohibited for any company other than those mentioned in this section.

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