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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-1

…ge the property themselves or where the contract offers them the option of repossession or exchange and the revaluation of the capital invested; 2° Any person who collects funds for this purpose; 3° A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Collective investment management companies

Article L543-1

…rtfolio management companies, legal entities that manage the AIFs mentioned in 3° of III of Article L. 214-24, managers of European venture capital funds covered by Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 of the…

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

Article L548-1

…termediation consists of bringing together, by means of a website, the promoters of a given project and the persons financing that project under the following conditions: 1° Legal entities and, when a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons required to report to the public prosecutor

Article L561-1

Persons other than those referred to in Article L. 561-2 who, in the exercise of their profession, carry out, control or advise on transactions involving movements of capital, are required to report t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article L549-1

…in point 36a of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Token issuers

Article L552-1

Any issuer making a public offer of tokens and applying for approval from the Autorité des marchés financiers under the conditions set out in Articles L. 552-4 to L. 552-7 shall be subject to the obli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L541-1

…ing activities on a regular professional basis: 1° Investment advice as referred to in 5 of article L. 321-1 ; 2° (Repealed) 3° Advice on the provision of investment services as referred to in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-1

…under the same conditions. The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is responsible for supervising and monitoring authorised service providers and will request the approval of the Autorité de contrôl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Intermediaries and persons authorised to administer or hold financial instruments

Article L542-1

…nts they issue by public offer, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article L. 411-2-1; 2° Credit institutions established in France; 3° Investment firms…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article L546-1

I. - Banking and payment services intermediaries as defined in article L. 519-1, financial investment advisors as defined in article L. 541-1, tied agents as defined in article L. 545-1 and equity fin…

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