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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-25

In order to supervise an institution benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 511-24 and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1a of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968, the competent auth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-84

By way of derogation fromarticle L. 1331-2 of the French Labour Code, the total amount of variable remuneration may, in whole or in part, be reduced or give rise to restitution where the person concer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L511-89

…edit institutions and finance companies of significant importance in terms of their size and internal organisation as well as the nature, scale and complexity of their activities, the board of directo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

All credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms and members of clearing houses referred to in Article L. 440-2 .3 must publish their annual financial statements in accordance with the con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-44

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall draw up and keep up to date a list of external credit assessment bodies whose assessments may be used by Class 1a credit institutions, financ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-86

Variable remuneration awarded by credit institutions and finance companies benefiting from exceptional public assistance is strictly limited when it is not compatible with their ability to maintain th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-52

I. - The persons who effectively manage the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of article L. 511-13 and the members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Boa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

Companies established in France which are part of a financial group or a group comprising at least one finance company or, for the application of 2° of this article, a group within the meaning of arti…

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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 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-7

I. - The prohibitions defined in article L. 511-5 do not prevent a company, whatever its nature, from : 1. In the course of its business, grant its contractors payment deadlines or advances; 2. Enter…

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