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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-5

Clearing houses may decide, on a non-discriminatory basis, that their members are del credere agents in relation to the principals whose accounts they keep.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

…in 1°;3° The units mentioned inarticle L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code.II. - Articles L. 465-3-1 and L. 465-3-2 of this Code also apply to:1° Spot commodity contracts, within the meaning of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-5

…vided for in articles L. 465-1 to L. 465-3-3 of this Code are punishable by ten years' imprisonment and a fine of €100 million, which may be increased up to tenfold of the amount of the benefit derive…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4

Articles L. 420-1 to L. 420-4 of the French Commercial Code apply to credit institutions and finance companies for their banking and related operations defined in article L. 311-2, to electronic money…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-4

…apply to the following issuers: 1° The States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and their local authorities; 2° The European Central Bank and the central banks of the States mentio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-1

Associations that have been duly registered and have as their express statutory object the defence of investors in financial securities or financial products may take legal action before any court, ev…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-1

I. - A. - The following offences are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 100 million euros, which may be increased up to ten times the amount of the advantage gained from the offence,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-2

Credit institutions and finance companies may also, under conditions defined by the Minister for the Economy, acquire and hold equity interests after prior authorisation from the Autorité de contrôle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-4

I.-The operator of an organised trading system shall take all measures necessary to comply with the prohibition set out in Article L. 420-2 for the execution of members' orders on the system, whether…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-2

…tically. The General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers shall set out the conditions and cases of application of this I. II. - Where a bid referred to in section 2 of this chapter lapse…

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