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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Liability in the event of an incorrectly executed payment transaction

Article L133-22-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 133-21 and Article L. 133-24, where a payment order is initiated by the payer via a payment service provider provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…payment order if the Payment Service User is aware of this when he places his payment order; 4° II and III of Article L. 133-15, Article L. 133-17, III of Article L. 133-19 and Article L. 133-20 may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-30

Redemption of electronic money by the electronic money issuer referred to in Article L. 525-1 is free of charge for the electronic money holder.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-36

…der this section shall be made, at the option of the electronic money holder, in legal tender coins and banknotes or by a payment transaction ordered by the issuer for the benefit of the electronic mo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-40

…user's personalised security data is not accessible to parties other than the payment service user and the issuer of the data, and shall ensure that the data is transmitted via secure and efficient c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-8

…Treasury, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer and the Caisse des dépôts et consignations; 3. Investment services providers governed by Title III o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-3-1

…tioned in 1° to 3° may be accompanied by a penalty payment. The injunction shall specify the amount and effective date of the penalty payment. A decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets the maximum daily amo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-4-2

The penalties incurred are increased to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of one million euros when the offences provided for in articles L. 163-3, L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 are committed by an organis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-6

The securities account is maintained by the issuer when required by law or when the issuer so decides. In other cases, it is maintained by the issuer or by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 21…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-10

…ssaire is informed of the result of the verification carried out by the administrator or liquidator and, where applicable, of the proportional distribution of the financial securities and of the trans…

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