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Article L518-23 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The rate and method of calculation of interest on deposit accounts opened with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and on sums deposited with the said Caisse are set by decision of the General Manager, taken on the advice of the Supervisory Board and approved by the Minister for the Economy.

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Article L518-24 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations are acquired by the State when thirty years have elapsed without the account to which these sums have been credited having given rise to a payment or reimbursement transaction, or without the Caisse des…

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Article L518-24-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, within the framework of the missions mentioned in Article L. 518-2, may, after authorisation from the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget and by written agreement, be mandated by the State, its public establishments, public interest groupings and independent public authorities, to collect income or pay expenditure and to act in legal proceedings in the name and on behalf of the principal. The…

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Article L518-25 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

In the fields of banking, finance and insurance, La Poste offers products and services to as many people as possible, in particular the Livret A passbook savings account. To this end, and subject, where applicable, to the activities which it carries out directly pursuant to the texts which govern it, La Poste creates, under the conditions defined by the applicable legislation, any subsidiary having the status of credit institution, finance…

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Article L518-25-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – A credit institution in which La Poste holds a majority stake shall receive Livret A deposits in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Section 1 of Chapter I of Title II of Book II. II. – The State and this credit institution shall enter into an agreement specifying the conditions applicable to this institution for the distribution and operation of the Livret A. III. –…

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Article L519-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I.-Intermediation in banking transactions and payment services is the activity of presenting, proposing or assisting in the conclusion of banking transactions or payment services or carrying out any work or advice preparatory to their execution. An intermediary in banking transactions and payment services is any person who, on a regular basis, for remuneration or any other form of economic benefit, intermediates in banking transactions and payment services, without acting as…

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Article L519-1-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Bank and payment services intermediaries may provide their customers with advice on transactions relating to the credit agreements referred to in article L. 313-1 of the French Consumer Code, with the exception of credit consolidation transactions as defined in articles L. 314-10 to L. 314-14 of the same code. The advisory service consists of providing customers, including potential customers, with personalised recommendations concerning one or more transactions relating to credit…

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Article L519-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The activity of intermediary in banking transactions and payment services may only be carried out between two persons, at least one of whom is a credit institution, a finance company, an electronic money institution that provides payment services, a payment institution, a participatory finance intermediary, a provider of participatory finance services as part of its loan facilitation activities, an insurance company as part of its lending activities or a management…

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