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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-11

…g investment and investment-related services to clients, investment service providers other than asset management companies shall act honestly, fairly and professionally, in the best interests of thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18

…possible result for their clients having regard to price, cost, speed, likelihood of execution and settlement, size, nature of the order or any other considerations relating to the execution of the or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13

…tment services and financial instruments adapted to their risk tolerance and capacity to incur losses.When the provision of the investment service referred to in Article L. 321-1.5 leads to the recomm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-14

…shall keep a record, including the document or documents approved by themselves and their clients, setting out the rights and obligations of the parties and the other conditions under which the former…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions common to investment service providers

Article L533-1

…ders shall act honestly, fairly and professionally, in a way that promotes the integrity of the market.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12

…including promotional communications, addressed by an investment service provider other than an asset management company to clients, including potential clients, shall be accurate, clear and not misl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10

…rules and procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions applicable to them, including those set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Tied agents

Article L545-1

…ese services and canvass clients on behalf of the investment service provider under the conditions set out in Chapter I of Title IV of Book III.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-1

…Any person who collects funds for this purpose; 3° Any person responsible for managing the said assets. II. - Any person who offers one or more clients or potential clients the opportunity to acquire…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Collective investment management companies

Article L543-1

…the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds.

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