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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-16

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting system.

Article R121-19

Unless otherwise decided by the Minister for the Economy, the funds of the public establishment are deposited with an accountant of the Directorate General of Public Finances and do not bear interest.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L785-11

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-12

…ve Officer under the conditions and within the limits, including any financial thresholds, that it determines. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer shall report to the next meeting of the Board on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-10

I. - The Board of Directors meets as often as the interests of the institution require, and in any event at least four times a year.The meeting is held at the registered office of the institution or a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting system.

Article R121-18

The school's budget and annual accounts are drawn up for each year from 1st January to 31st December.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-13

…ifteen days after receipt of the minutes by the Minister for the Economy, unless the Minister objects. However 1° Decisions relating to the budget, annual accounts, acquisitions, disposals and exchang…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article R122-1

Subject to the provisions of Decree No. 2001-933 of 12 October 2001 on the perforated marking of Banque de France banknotes denominated in French francs, denominations of the banknotes listed in the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recording by bankers of cheque payment incidents due to insufficient funds.

Article R131-12

…o insufficient funds includes the following information for each incident: 1° The account number, whether it is an individual account or a collective account, and information enabling the precise iden…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L785-12

…12 February 2020 L. 631-2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484 of 6 April 2017 L. 631-2-2 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 6…

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