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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advertising

Article L515-11

The directors of a mutual guarantee company are personally liable for any loss resulting from a breach of the articles of association or of the provisions of this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Articles of association

Article L512-66

The articles of association of cooperative banks are approved by the Minister for the Economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-75

The caisses régionales de crédit maritime mutuel and the unions are set up for a limited period. Their share capital is variable. It is represented by registered shares. It may not be reduced to an am…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The network

Article L512-86

The savings bank network comprises the savings and provident institutions, the local savings companies, the Fédération nationale des caisses d'épargne et de prévoyance and the société de participation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-108

…do not comply with directly applicable laws, regulations or European provisions relating to banking and financial activities or with the instructions laid down by the central body of the caisses d'épa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguarding, receivership and compulsory liquidation

Article L513-21

…on behalf of a société de crédit foncier, of the loans, exposures, similar receivables, securities and deposits, bonds or other resources provided for in article L. 513-2, the contracts providing for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

In each "Société de Crédit Foncier", a Specific Controller and an Alternate Specific Controller chosen from among the persons registered on the list of Statutory Auditors are appointed for a term of f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Articles of association

Article L515-6

The Articles of Association determine the registered office and mode of administration of the company, the conditions necessary for the amendment of these Articles of Association and the dissolution o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

…ly institutions or financial institutions, at least one of these subsidiaries being an institution, and which is not a mixed financial holding company.For the purposes of the previous paragraph, the w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-72

…body of the caisses d'épargne et des banques populaires supervises the regularity of the financial and accounting operations of the affiliated institutions mentioned in Article L. 512-69 ; it carries…

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