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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-2

…France shall ensure that issuers of negotiable debt securities comply with the issuance conditions set forth in Articles L. 213-1 to L. 213-4, in this sub-section and in the Order referred to in Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules governing undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities

Article R214-2

For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, when a UCITS consists of one or more investment compartments, each compartment shall be considered a separate UCITS.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-23

…14-21, a UCITS may invest, in accordance with the principle of risk spreading, up to 100% of its assets in different eligible financial securities and money market instruments mentioned in 1° of IV of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article R213-21

…e Trade and Companies Register after a decision to issue bonds has been duly taken by the General Meeting.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article D213-26

Articles R. 228-49 to R. 228-55 of the French Commercial Code set out the rules for redeemable shares issued by public limited companies and cooperative societies incorporated as sociétés anonymes or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-20

A UCITS may not engage in short sales of the financial instruments referred to in Article L. 214-20.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-25

…as well as investment funds governed by foreign law, may not exceed a total of 30% of the UCITS' assets.II. - When a UCITS has acquired units or shares of another UCITS governed by French or foreign l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-210

…R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-34 and R. 214-32-42 being applicable to them. However, when all of their assets are invested in shares or units of a single UCITS or FIA mentioned in the previous paragraph, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing the composition of the assets and liabilities of the financing body

Article R214-218

The assets of the securitisation undertaking may consist of : 1° For securitisation undertakings: a) Debt securities, whether governed by French or foreign law, under the conditions defined in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds.

Article R214-204

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles R. 214-34 to R. 214-46 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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