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Article L574-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The penalties provided for in Article 459 (1) of the Customs Code shall apply to the persons referred to in Article L. 562-4, their managers or agents and, in the case of persons subject to a freezing or prohibition order issued pursuant to Chapter II of Title VI of this Book, to evading the obligations arising therefrom or obstructing its implementation. The provisions relating to the detection, prosecution, litigation and…

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Article L574-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The persons referred to in 8°, 9°, 10 and 15° of Article L. 561-2 shall be liable to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for failing to respond, after formal notice, to requests for information from the administrative authority responsible for the inspection referred to in I of Article L. 561-36 or for obstructing the latter in any way whatsoever in the performance of its inspection duties…

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Article L574-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Failure to provide the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2, as part of the due diligence measures provided for in Section 3 of Chapter I of Title VI, or failure to declare to the Trade and Companies Register the information relating to beneficial owners required pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 561-46, or failure to declare information that is inaccurate or incomplete, shall be punishable by six…

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Article L611-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For credit institutions and, where applicable, finance companies, the Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules concerning, in particular: 1. The amount of the initial capital of credit institutions and finance companies and the conditions under which direct or indirect holdings may be acquired, extended or transferred in these undertakings as well as in financial institutions, as defined in article L. 511-21, which directly or indirectly hold effective…

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Article L611-1-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules for payment institutions, in particular concerning : 1° The amount of capital of payment institutions ; 2° The terms and conditions under which a change in the terms and conditions of the authorisation granted to a payment institution must be subject to prior authorisation by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, a declaration or a notification, depending on…

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Article L611-1-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For electronic money institutions, the Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules concerning in particular: 1° The amount of capital of electronic money institutions ; 2° The terms and conditions according to which a change in the conditions of the authorisation granted to an electronic money institution must be subject to prior authorisation by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, a declaration or a notification, depending…

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