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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-31

…istered office, territorial scope and mode of administration of the Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel. They determine the nature and scope of their operations, the rules to be followed for amending th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article L512-39

…ration and management of the local mutuals affiliated to them similar to those conferred by Article L. 512-38 on the central body of Crédit Agricole over the administration and management of the local…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The network

Article L512-86-1

…s bank network, the central body of the savings banks and banques populaires referred to in Article L. 512-106 has at its disposal the common guarantee and solidarity fund of the savings bank network,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L512-1-1

The following are exempt from the obligations set out inArticle L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code: a) Persons and entities affiliated, within the meaning of Article L. 512-92, to a caisse d'épar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-1

…column of the same table:APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION R. 512-1 to R. 512-5, R. 512-7 to R. 512-21, R. 512-23, R. 512-30, R. 512-31, R. 512-35, R. 512-37 and R. 512-38Resulting from décret n°…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-56

Visit and seizure operations may not be started before 6 a.m. or after 9 p.m.However, authorised agents may, when the needs of the investigation so require, carry out these operations outside these ho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-92

…itate this ownership, local savings companies are authorised to offer members as defined in Article L. 512-93 an initial share at a preferential price. Local savings companies may not carry out bankin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-22-1

The dispositions de l'article 11 du code de procédure pénale ou celles relatives au secret professionnel ne font pas obstacle à la notification d'informations relatives à un contenu illicite aux perso…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-3

The provisions of articles L. 511-2 to L. 511-5, L. 511-8 to L. 511-14, L. 511-18, L. 511-22 to L. 511-47, L. 511-49 to L. 511-55, L. 511-62 to L. 511-65, L. 511-67 to L. 511-71, L. 511-75 to L. 511-8…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-5

The provisions of articles L. 511-56 to L. 511-61 relating to publicity and the extension of protest periods are applicable to protests drawn up for non-payment of a promissory note.

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