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

Article L533-12-5

…y to act in the best interests of their clients when providing investment services.They shall not take any action, in particular in the form of remuneration or sales targets, which might encourage the…

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

Article L533-12-6

…re and be able to demonstrate to the AMF that the natural persons who provide investment advice or information on financial instruments, investment services or related services to clients on their beh…

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

Article L533-12-2

When an investment service provider other than a portfolio management company informs clients that the service referred to in Article L. 321-1 (5) is provided independently :1° It evaluates a sufficie…

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

Article L533-12-7

…send, directly or indirectly, by electronic means, promotional communications to clients who are likely to be non-professional, in particular potential clients, relating to the provision of investmen…

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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

…onestly, fairly and professionally in the best interests of the client.The client shall be clearly informed of the existence, nature and amount of the payment or benefit referred to in the first subpa…

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

Article L533-12-1

…ement company offers an investment service together with another service or product as part of a package or as a condition of obtaining the agreement or package, the investment service provider shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-12

…remuneration is deferred for a period of three to five years. The duration of the deferral is set taking into account the length of the investment firm's business cycle, the nature of its business, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-6

When the psychiatric care measure taken against a person is lifted in application of this chapter or chapters II or III of this title, a psychiatrist from the host establishment will inform the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-7

For the sole purpose of monitoring a person who represents a serious threat to public security and order due to his or her radicalisation as a terrorist, the State representative in the department and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-12-1

…second year of the second cycle of medical studies may perform nursing acts, provided that this work is carried out as part of a care team comprising at least one State-qualified nurse and under the…

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