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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Right to an account

Article R312-8-1

The Banque de France is informed as soon as possible by the credit institution of the reasons for refusing to open an account under the procedure provided for in III of Article L. 312-1 or of the reas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Right to an account

Article R312-7-1

In the absence of any response from the applicant to the notification sent pursuant to article R. 312-7, the designation of a credit institution by the Banque de France lapses within six months.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-2

…raction of the cost of the investments, as defined pursuant to Article L. 313-29-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the notification referred to in Article R. 313-17-1 shall include, in addi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-25-1

…d to in Articles L. 313-30 and L. 313-31 or the promissory notes referred to in Article L. 313-42 meets one or other of the following two conditions:1° Subscription of securities issued pursuant to Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-2-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the European Central Bank, as the case may be, shall decide on an application for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 511-10 withi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-3

…management decisions taken and to ensure the effective supervision and monitoring of those decisions. Membership of affiliated companies or entities is not considered incompatible with the requiremen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-1

…ial sector other than that in which the acquisition is proposed,The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall consult the competent authority, within the meaning of 4° of Article L. 517-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition, approval or authorisation of the manager

Article R*425-1

Silence on the part of the administration shall constitute a decision to reject : 1° Applications for initial approval of the rules of an organised trading system made pursuant to the third paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-4

…January 2014, the persons referred to in II of Article L. 511-45 shall draw up a table grouping together the information relating to their establishments by State or territory, referred to in 1° of I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-2

…sary knowledge, skills and experience referred to in Article L. 511-51 on banking and financial markets, legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the credit institution or finance company, its…

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