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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-3

Using coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France or issued by foreign or international institutions authorised for this purpose as a medium for any form of advertising is punishable in accorda…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Statistical declarations for the compilation of France's balance of payments and international investment position.

Article R152-3

…h additional information for statistical purposes, in accordance with the conditions and deadlines set by order of the Minister for the Economy, when the amount exceeds 15 million euros: 1° Foreign di…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-3

…s, participating in the exercise of public authority or likely to affect public order and public safety: 1° Activities, including those mentioned inarticle L. 2332-1 of the Defence Code, relating to a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article R163-3

…t institution or one of the institutions or services mentioned in Article L. 518-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of the French Treasury, to charge a customer for electr…

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

Article D213-3

…s shall make public a rating of their issuance programme, obtained from a specialised agency that meets the conditions laid down by the competent administrative authority or, where applicable, have a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities in the process of extinction.

Article R212-3

The rules governing investment certificates are set out in articles R. 228-33 to 39 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Master and feeder undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities

Article R214-31

…investment of a UCITS in another UCITS governed by French or foreign law may not exceed the limit set in article R. 214-24 unless it has been authorised by the Autorité des marchés financiers to be c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operating rules

Article D214-3

The initial capital of an open-ended investment company may not be less than €300,000.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32

Pursuant to I of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing in France of units or shares of an AIF established in a third country managed by a management company established in a Member State of the European…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation of overall risk

Article R214-30

The UCITS ensures that its overall risk linked to financial contracts does not exceed the total net value of its portfolio. The overall risk is calculated taking into account the current value of the…

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