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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-69

…nks may form between themselves with, where appropriate, groupings such as those defined in Article L. 512-74; 3 (Repealed) 4. The banques populaires governed by articles L. 512-2 to L. 512-13; 5. Mut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-72

…rity of the financial and accounting operations of the affiliated institutions mentioned in Article L. 512-69 ; it carries out all financial transactions on their behalf; it provides them with its ser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-74

…n or have carried on one of the professional activities mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 512-68 as well as the ascendants, widows and orphans of these persons; 2. Groups whose purpose is…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-33

The authorised agents may destroy, sterilise or denature the products mentioned in 1° of article L. 512-29.These operations are recorded and justified in the seizure report.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: General provisions

Article L512-105

For the purposes of the last five paragraphs of article L. 512-1, cooperative banks are, for the savings bank network, the savings and provident institutions and the local savings companies affiliated…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article L512-2

…on by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, other undertakings mentioned in article L. 310-2 or reinsurance undertakings, which use the services of intermediaries, must ensure that the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-58

The order referred to in article L. 512-52 is notified verbally and on the spot at the time of the visit to the occupier of the premises or their representative, who receives a full copy against recei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration

Article L512-81

…roves the accounts for the past financial year and exercises the powers conferred on it by Articles L. 512-76 and L. 512-82 in particular. Only the Extraordinary General Meeting is authorised to amend…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article L512-3

…cillary basis are required to provide the body that keeps the register provided for in I of Article L. 512-1 with any information necessary to verify the conditions relating to access to the activity…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to premises and means of transport

Article L512-6

When the premises mentioned in article L. 512-5 are also for residential use, checks may only be carried out between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and, if the occupant objects, with the authorisation of the liber…

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