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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-2

Services related to investment services include: 1. Custody account-keeping of financial instruments on behalf of third parties and ancillary services such as the keeping of cash accounts correspondin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Information to be provided

Article L522-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 521-1 and L. 521-2, the intermediary or insurance company shall provide the prospective subscriber or member with the following information prior to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-36

Extradition obtained by the French Government shall be null and void if it has taken place outside the conditions provided for in this chapter. Immediately after the extradited person is taken into cu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-11

I. - The contracting company shall take the necessary steps to :1. Detect, prevent and manage the potentially harmful effects, for the proper functioning of the regulated market or for market members,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L512-1

Mutual and cooperative banks are subject to the rules governing mergers, divisions and contributions of public limited companies set out in Book II of the Commercial Code, even if they are not incorpo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-4-1

I.-The provision by a third party of research equipment or services to investment service providers, other than portfolio management companies, providing investment or related services to clients, sha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalty procedure

Article R321-32

When the supervisory board decides to initiate sanction proceedings, the statement of objections is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, delivered by hand against a receipt or by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article L614-1

The Comité Consultatif du Secteur Financier is responsible for studying issues relating to relations between credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Enforcement measures

Article L633-12

I. - If the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, when appointed as coordinator, finds that the regulated entities of a financial conglomerate comply with the requirements referred to in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-1-2

I.-When the patient is discharged from the healthcare establishment, a liaison letter, drawn up by the doctor in the establishment who treated the patient, is given to the patient by this doctor, or b…

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