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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-25

…vatory and those who contribute to its work are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-6

…xies referred to in article D. 211-9-5 shall be kept for a period of three years from the General Meeting at which the voting rights were exercised.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Election and remuneration of the employee representative.

Article R142-13

…electoral list if necessary and notifies the administrative units concerned of any additions or deletions it makes.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Governor and Deputy Governors.

Article R142-19

…es remuneration from the Banque de France equivalent to that of the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat; the two Deputy Governors receive remuneration equivalent to that of the President of a Section…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-27

The Observatory adopts its rules of procedure by an absolute majority of its members. These rules shall stipulate the frequency of meetings, which may not be less than two per year. The Observatory is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-1

The act of accepting, holding or using any unauthorised monetary sign intended to replace coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France is punishable in accordance with article R. 642-2 of the Fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-1

Financial securities are evidenced only by an entry in the securities account of the owner(s) or for the benefit of the owner(s) in a shared electronic recording device.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory Auditor.

Article R144-8

…view of the results of operations for the past financial year and of the financial position and assets of the Banque de France at the end of the financial year. Articles L. 820-3-1, L. 822-1, L. 822-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R144-14

Acts of the General Council may be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on the proposal of the General Council.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of an application for authorisation

Article R151-6

…oes and is authorised unconditionally, or that it does but that further examination is required to determine whether the preservation of the national interests defined in I of article L. 151-3 can be…

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