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Showing 121130 of 70378 articles for Art. s. L 141-2 to L 141-22 · R 141-1 et seq.

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-21

Once appointed, the conciliators set the date for the conciliation hearing and notify the interested parties. The conciliation procedure is adversarial. The conciliators decide on any useful investiga…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-20

The names of the conciliators are notified to each party. Each party may challenge the conciliators so appointed within three days of receipt of the notification referred to in the first paragraph on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions.

Article R141-1

To compile the fraud statistics referred to in Article L. 141-4, issuers of means of payment shall send the necessary information to the Payment Security Observatory. The Observatory shall issue recom…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-8

The following may hold accounts with the Banque de France: 1. The organisations defined in article L. 511-1; 2. The French Treasury, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-4

I. - The Banque de France shall ensure the smooth operation and security of payment systems within the framework of the task of the European System of Central Banks relating to the promotion of the sm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-5

Pursuant to Article 106(I) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which grants the European Central Bank the exclusive right to authorise the issue of banknotes in the Community, the Banqu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6

I. - The Banque de France is authorised to obtain information from credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, participative finance intermediaries, the undertakings referre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-7

The Banque de France also carries out other tasks in the public interest. Within this framework, the Banque de France performs services requested by the State or carried out for third parties with the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-3

The Banque de France is prohibited from authorising overdrafts or granting any other type of credit to the Treasury or any other public body or company. The direct acquisition by the Banque de France…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-9

The Banque de France may carry out, on its own behalf and on behalf of third parties, all transactions in gold, means of payment and securities denominated in foreign currencies or defined by a weight…

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