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Article L634-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

III of Article 8 and Articles 10-1 and 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life are applicable to any natural person who has reported in good faith to the Autorité des marchés financiers or the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution facts likely to characterise one or more of the breaches mentioned in Article…

Article L634-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

Natural persons implicated in an alert sent to the Autorité des marchés financiers or the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in respect of a breach mentioned in Article L. 634-1 may not be subject to a measure mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 634-3 for the sole reason that they have been the subject of such an alert. Any decision taken in disregard of the first…

Article L641-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

Any person who participates or has participated in the performance of the duties of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French Penal Code for violating the professional secrecy instituted by Article L. 612-17, subject to the provisions of Article 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

Article L642-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

The penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code shall apply to any member, member of staff or agent of the Autorité des marchés financiers, as well as to any expert appointed to an Advisory Board referred to in III of Article L. 621-2, for violating the professional secrecy instituted by Article L. 621-4, subject to the provisions of Article 226-14 of the Criminal Code.

Article L642-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

It is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros for any person to obstruct an inspection or investigation by the Autorité des marchés financiers carried out under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 621-9 to L. 621-9-2 or to provide it with inaccurate information.

Article L642-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

Any person who obstructs the sequestration measures or fails to comply with the temporary ban on professional activity ordered pursuant to article L. 621-13 shall be liable to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. Any person who fails to deposit the sum set by the judge, in application of article L. 621-13, within forty-eight hours of the date on which the decision becomes enforceable, is liable to…

Article L711-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

Pursuant to Article 73 of the Constitution, the provisions of this Code apply by operation of law in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion Island, subject to the provisions of Title II of this Book and the adaptations mentioned in Books I to VI of this Code.

Article L711-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

Pursuant to Articles LO 6213-1, LO 6313-1 and LO 6413-1 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the provisions of this Code apply automatically to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the provisions of this Book.

Article L711-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

For the application of the provisions of Books I to VI of this Code in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations in this Book :1° References to the provisions of the General Tax Code, the Book of Tax Procedures, the Customs Code and those relating to the tax and customs administration are replaced by the provisions in force locally with the same purpose;2° References to the provisions of…

Article L711-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 7, 2023

In compliance with constitutional requirements and the statutory provisions governing them, only those provisions of this Code whose application is expressly provided for by this Book shall apply in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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Article L634-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

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Article L642-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L642-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

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Article L711-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L711-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

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