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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-8

All offences punishable under articles L. 163-2, L. 163-3 as regards the provisions relating to cheques and L. 163-7 are considered, for the purposes of the provisions relating to repeat offences, to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Terms and conditions of issue

Article L211-2

…rities, which include transferable securities within the meaning of the second paragraph of article L. 228-1 of the French Commercial Code , may only be issued by the State, a legal entity, a fonds co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…urities account held by the issuer or by one of the intermediaries mentioned in 2° to 7° of Article L. 542-1 or, in the cases provided for in Article L. 211-7, in a shared electronic registration syst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-32

The amount of the charges following a reimbursement shall be proportionate and related to the costs actually incurred by the electronic money issuer.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-39

…the request of one of the payment service providers issuing that instrument, immediately confirm whether the amount required to execute the card-linked payment transaction is available on the payer's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 16: Handling complaints

Article L133-45

…ice User is a consumer, the Payment Service Provider shall inform him of at least one out-of-court settlement body competent to hear disputes arising from the application of the provisions of Section…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-2

…pean System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank on the transfer of foreign reserve assets to the European Central Bank, and Article 31 of the said Protocol relating to the management of…

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

Article L142-8

…neral Council of the Banque de France.He prepares and implements the decisions of the General Council.He represents the Bank in dealings with third parties; he alone signs all agreements on behalf of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1

…€10,000, to or from a Member State of the European Union must declare this to the customs authorities. They must make this money available to the customs authorities in the event of an inspection duri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-6

In all the cases provided for in articles L. 163-2 to L. 163-4-1 and L. 163-7, the court may order the disqualification from civic, civil and family rights provided for in article 131-26 of the Crimin…

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