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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="5-1007" title_number="5" title_name="Banking Institutions -- General Provisions" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Branch Banking">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commissioner shall decide whether to approve the establishment of a branch of a banking institution within 30 days of receipt of the notice specified in § 5-1005 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A branch shall be deemed approved if the Commissioner takes no action on the notice within the time limit specified in this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
