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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-39

…tify the Public Prosecutor's Office that last referred the matter to it, returning the notification and providing all relevant information, unless the effective date of the second prohibition immediat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-48

…ded for in article L. 131-73 must comply with a model set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Economy. It must include all information required to identify the drawer and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article D112-2

…ities referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of article L. 112-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code are commercial and craft activities. The activities mentioned in the second parag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Metallic coins.

Article D121-1

The types of national sides of French euro-denominated coins intended for circulation are laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-6

A multi-annual business contract is signed between the State and the public establishment in accordance with the provisions of article 140 of law no. 2001-420 of 15 May 2001 relating to new economic r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-15

The Board of Directors may, on the recommendation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, appoint a Deputy Chief Executive Officer to assist the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Where approp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-7

…public through self-service machines, credit institutions, La Poste, electronic money institutions and payment institutions shall, subject to the provisions of Article R. 122-8, use banknotes drawn d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article D122-11

…es are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 16 November 2010 on the authenticity and fitness checking and recirculation of euro banknotes (ECB/2010/14).

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-13

Any banker who receives notice from the Banque de France, pursuant to article R. 131-42, of a ban on issuing cheques concerning a person holding an account in his establishment shall record this notic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-23

…holder is also informed of his situation with regard to the provisions applicable to the prevention and punishment of cheque-related offences.Account holders are informed that they will only be able t…

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