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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-1

…wee to refuse payment of a cheque, except in the cases mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 131-35, on the grounds that the drawer has made a stop payment.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1

…n his luggage or in his means of transport, is considered to be a bearer. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this article.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-10

…s the case, that the cheque has been issued in defiance of an injunction issued pursuant to article L. 131-73 or in breach of a prohibition issued pursuant to article L. 163-6 ; 3. Failure to report p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-11

…1. Use information centralised by the Banque de France pursuant to the first paragraph of article L. 131-85 for purposes other than those pursued by articles L. 131-1 to L. 131-87 relating to cheque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-11

…ulsory execution or protective measures may be taken against an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3 in respect of financial securities held in an account opened in its name in the books of an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-16

…stered or by the person identified by the shared electronic recording device referred to in article L. 211-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Business creators' share warrants

Article L212-17

…iness creator share warrants may be allocated under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in article 163 bis G of the French General Tax Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1

…g constitute undertakings for collective investment1° UCITS ;2° The FIAs mentioned in II of article L. 214-24.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-19

…registration of the said financial security in an account, the intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3 shall draw up a nominative reference form. This statement shall indicate the details identi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee profit-sharing and incentive schemes

Article L212-13

The rules governing employee profit-sharing are set out in Chapter I of Title IV of Book IV of the French Labour Code.

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