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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L513-6

The judicial authority shall communicate to the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons and to the President of the National Court of Asylum, on requ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-7

Each form mentioned in Article R. 511-6 states: 1° The date of the protest; 2° The surname, first names, profession and domicile of the person in whose favour the bill or cheque was created, or the dr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…t or administration of a credit institution, a finance company or an organisation mentioned in Articles 5 and 8 of Article L. 511-6 , or who is employed by one of these, is bound by professional secre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of the borrower's solvency

Article L312-16

…ent, the creditor checks the borrower's creditworthiness on the basis of sufficient information, including information provided by the borrower at the request of the creditor. The creditor shall consu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L548-1

…s of a website, the promoters of a given project and the persons financing that project under the following conditions: 1° Legal entities and, when acting for professional purposes, natural persons se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-15-2

Credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions that provide payment services, payment institutions, participative finance intermediaries, insurance companies in the context of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-85

The Banque de France shall inform the institutions and persons on which cheques may be drawn, finance companies, the organisations mentioned in Article L. 511-6, electronic money institutions, payment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-3

In the event of an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 et L. 511-7 or in Book IV, the administrative authority responsible for competition an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of the file

Article L751-2

The purpose of this file is to provide credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Title I of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code, electronic money institutions and payment institutio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-2

A credit institution, a financial institution or a third-party financing company mentioned in 8 of Article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code may finance renovation work by means of an advanc…

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