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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-4

…ply a market-making strategy, within the meaning of 3° of Article L. 533-10-3, on the trading venue and shall put in place arrangements to ensure that a sufficient number of investment service provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-2

…commercial company. Where the market undertaking manages a regulated market, its registered office and effective management are established in mainland France or in the overseas departments or the De…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-8

Members of the administrative, management and supervisory bodies, managers, employees and agents of market undertakings are bound by professional secrecy.

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

Article L421-10

…t, the market undertaking shall draw up the rules of the market. These rules, which are transparent and non-discretionary, ensure fair and orderly trading and set objective criteria for the efficient…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article L351-1

Failure to comply with any of the obligations mentioned in the first, second, third and last paragraphs of II of article L. 312-1-1 and, where the customer is an individual acting for non-business pur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-1

The following offences are punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 1° Any person who engages in the activity of canvassing for banking or financial services as defined in article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-1

…ovided in a prospectus drawn up by the issuer pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and in any supplement thereto lies with the issuer.Responsibility for the information provided in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

…ortfolio management company authorised to provide the investment services referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Article L. 321-1.A member of a trading venue is a member of a regulated market or a multila…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 411-1, a public offer of the following financial securities is authorised: 1° Financial securities issued by a State ; 2° Financial securities guaranteed b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-3

…F may appoint an agent for the market undertaking, to whom all powers of administration, management and representation of the legal entity shall be transferred.This appointment shall be made either at…

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