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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section unique : Bons de caisse

Article L232-1

It is punishable by the penalties laid down in articles 313-1, 313-7 and 313-8 of the French Criminal Code for an issuer to make available annual financial statements that are inaccurate and falsely a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-11

The professional guarantees that information and documents will be accessible for a period appropriate to their purpose. For pre-contractual and contractual documents, this period may not be less than…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Holders

Article L224-19

The rules of the collective company pension savings plan determine the conditions under which employees are informed of its existence and content. If the plan is not set up by virtue of an agreement w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-14

…strative or civil courts ruling on an appeal against a decision of the Fonds de Garantie des Dépôts et de Résolution, or the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme.

Article L313-16

…n provided for are suspended for the duration of the execution of the safeguard or receivership plans.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Equity loans granted by the State.

Article L313-18

…se and dated industrial, commercial and financial commitments by the borrower. If the content or timetable of the undertakings are not complied with, repayment of the loan becomes due, except in the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Equity loans

Article L313-13

…authorised to grant loans to non-financial companies, public establishments, the list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, insurance companies and mutual insurers, non-profit associations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-10

…e approved by an order of the Minister for the Economy. It elects its Chairman from among its members. The Supervisory Board approves the accounts and appoints the statutory auditors. At the end of ea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…rse to these certificates;4° The criteria taken into account by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution when issuing the opinion provided for in the third paragraph of I of Article L. 312…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…entioned in Title II of the same book shall draw up a list of inactive accounts opened in their books. An account is considered to be inactive : 1° Either at the end of a twelve-month period during wh…

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