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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-19

I. - The Board of Directors meets in ordinary session at least four times a year, convened by its Chairman. It shall consider any matter placed on its agenda by the Chairman or by the Board acting by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-1

The Managing Director orders all operations. He shall prescribe the measures necessary for the proper keeping of the accounts. He shall order payments. He shall approve and close the various statement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-12

I. The purpose of the professional training referred to in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 and the ongoing training referred to in article R. 519-11-3 is to enable intermediaries to acquire…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article R517-11

…olding companies shall communicate the following information to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution when it is the authority responsible for supervising them on a consolidated basis a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11

The diploma mentioned in 1° of articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 certifies training in at least one of the following subjects: finance, banking, management, economics, law or insurance. A busi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article R517-12

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has six months from receipt of the initial application to notify its acceptance of the application for approval. It has only four months from recei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-11

…lished in the Journal officiel de la République française will act as interim Chief Executive Officer.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-18

The financial guarantee ceases if the guarantor's undertaking is terminated on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the guaranteed person or, in the case of a legal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-13

…carries out intermediation activities in more than one of the categories mentioned in I of Article R. 519-4, he must demonstrate that he meets the highest capacity requirements laid down for those ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-10

…Executive Officer may delegate some of his powers to staff occupying the posts mentioned in article R. 518-3. He may delegate his signature to employees under his authority, including in matters for w…

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