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Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L631-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – The Banque de France, the Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer, the Institut d’émission d’outre-mer, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers shall cooperate with each other. They shall provide each other with any information that may be useful for the performance of their respective duties. The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers and the Haut…

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Article L631-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The High Council for Financial Stability is composed of eight members: 1° The Minister for the Economy, Chairman ; 2° The Governor of the Banque de France, Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, assisted by the Vice-Chairman of this authority; 3° The Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers; 4° The Chairman of the Autorité des normes comptables; 5° Three qualified persons appointed, for a period…

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Article L631-2-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Without prejudice to the respective powers of the institutions that its members represent, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière supervises the financial system as a whole, with the aim of preserving its stability and its ability to make a sustainable contribution to economic growth. In this capacity, it defines macroprudential policy and carries out the following tasks: 1° It ensures cooperation and the exchange of information between the institutions that…

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Article L631-2-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

In order to carry out the tasks defined in Article L. 631-2-1, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière may interview representatives of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, portfolio management companies, insurance companies, mutual insurers and provident institutions, as well as any other person it deems appropriate. To this end, these persons may provide it with information covered by professional secrecy. The High Council for Financial Stability draws up an…

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Article L631-2-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – The persons referred to in 5° of Article L. 631-2 must inform the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board: 1° The interests they held during the two years preceding their appointment, that they hold or that they may come to hold; 2° any functions in a social, economic or financial activity that they have exercised or may exercise in the two years preceding their appointment; and 3° any…

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Article L632-1-A of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Confidential information received by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the Banque de France and the Autorité des marchés financiers from a European supervisory authority, the European Systemic Risk Board, an authority within a Member State of the European Union or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or from a third country may not be disclosed without the express agreement of the authority…

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Article L632-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers shall cooperate with the European Central Bank, the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or of other States party to the Agreement on the…

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Article L632-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the counterpart authorities of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may request the cooperation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Autorité…

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Article L632-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers may only use information they receive that is covered by professional secrecy for the performance of their duties. A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this article.

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Article L632-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, and notwithstanding the provisions of Law 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers may transmit to the European System of Central Banks or the European Central Bank, acting as monetary authorities, information covered…

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