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Article D312-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

The basic services referred to in II of Article L. 312-1 include : 1° Account opening, maintenance and closure ; 2° One change of address per year; 3° Issuing bank identity statements on request; 4° Direct debit for bank transfers; 5° Monthly statements of account transactions; 6° cashing cheques and bank transfers; 7° Payments by SEPA direct debit, SEPA interbank payment orders or SEPA bank transfers, which may be made…

Article D312-5-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

The basic banking services referred to in III of Article L. 312-1 comprise : 1° The basic services referred to in 1° to 8° of article D. 312-5; 2° Cash deposits and withdrawals at the counter of the organisation holding the account; 3° A payment card, each use of which is authorised by the credit institution that issued it, enabling, in particular, payment of transactions over the Internet and cash…

Article R312-6 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

Persons with a single deposit account whose agreement is terminated by the credit institution holding the account are deemed not to have a deposit account, within the meaning of I of article L. 312-1, from the date of receipt of the termination decision.

Article R312-6-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

For the purposes of III of article L. 312-1, silence on the part of a credit institution for a period of fifteen days from the date of the notice of receipt, or the applicant’s hand-delivery of an application to open an account, shall be deemed to constitute a refusal to open the account. On expiry of this period, the credit institution will send the applicant a statement of refusal and…

Article R312-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

For the application of the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 312-1, the credit institution designated by the Banque de France shall notify the applicant, within three working days of receiving the designation decision, on paper or on another durable medium if the applicant expressly requests it, of a list of the documents required to open the account as well as the name and contact details of the branch…

Article R312-7-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

In the absence of any response from the applicant to the notification sent pursuant to article R. 312-7, the designation of a credit institution by the Banque de France lapses within six months.

Article D312-8 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

Any natural or legal person mentioned in I of article L. 312-1 who has opened a deposit account with an institution designated in accordance with the procedure defined in III of the same article may benefit from the banking services mentioned in article D. 312-5-1 without having to pay any contribution in return.

Article R312-8-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

The Banque de France is informed as soon as possible by the credit institution of the reasons for refusing to open an account under the procedure provided for in III of Article L. 312-1 or of the reasons, on the basis of IV of the same article, for terminating the deposit account agreement.

Article D312-8-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

The association or foundation acting in the name and on behalf of a natural person shall specify to the latter the documents required to exercise the right to an account with the Banque de France, as referred to in III of article L. 312-1. It also informs the applicant that the credit institution designated by the Banque de France will examine the supporting documents required and may ask the applicant…

Article R312-9 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 6, 2023

The Banking Inclusion Observatory has eighteen members: 1° Six ex officio members: a) The Governor of the Banque de France or his representative, Chairman of the Observatory ; b) The Director General of the Treasury or his representative; c) The Director General of Social Cohesion or his representative; d) The Director General of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations or his representative; e) The Chairman of the Financial Sector Consultative…

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Article D312-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article D312-5-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R312-6 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R312-6-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R312-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R312-7-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article D312-8 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R312-8-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article D312-8-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R312-9 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

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