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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Breaches of the rules on charges or discounts for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L171-1

…of article L. 112-12 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and up to €375,000 for a legal entity.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-4

…account.By way of derogation, the securities account may be opened or, in the cases mentioned in 1 and 3 below, the entry in a shared electronic recording device may be made:1. In the name of a fonds…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Practical procedures and deadlines in the event of unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transactions

Article L133-23-1

…on which has been executed, or claims that the payment transaction has not been executed correctly, and the payment order is initiated through a payment service provider providing a payment initiation…

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

Article L133-41

…user's personalised security data is not accessible to parties other than the payment service user and the issuer of the data and ensure that the data is transmitted securely;3° Identifies itself, fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L144-5

…e maximum period during which information held by the Banque de France on the situation of managers and entrepreneurs may be disclosed to third parties.

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

Article L211-8

The securities custodian may, under the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, entrust all or part of its tasks to a third party.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-5-1

The Banque de France works with the High Council for Financial Stability to ensure the stability of the financial system. It contributes to the implementation of the decisions of the High Council.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6

…tions, participative finance intermediaries, the undertakings referred to in II of Article L. 511-7 and Articles L. 521-3, L. 525-4 and L. 525-5, payment institutions, investment firms, UCITS, AIFs co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-4

…ndirectly makes a foreign investment in one of the areas mentioned in I of article L. 151-3 is null and void when this investment has not been subject to the authorisation required on the basis of art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Practical procedures and deadlines in the event of unauthorised or incorrectly executed payment transactions

Article L133-24

…uthorised or incorrectly executed payment transaction to his payment service provider without delay and at the latest within thirteen months of the debit date, failing which the payment service user s…

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