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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-26

…re sub-funds if its articles of association or fund rules so provide. Each sub-fund shall give rise to the issue of a class of units or shares representing the assets of the general-purpose investment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-29

The SICAV is a public limited company (société anonyme) or a simplified joint-stock company (société par actions simplifiée), other than a simplified joint-stock company (société par actions simplifié…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-25

…d rules or the SICAV's articles of association, in accordance with the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-2

…amount, type and distribution of internal capital and liquid assets which they consider appropriate to cover the nature and level of risks which they may impose on other entities and to which they are…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-22-2

The licence application provided for in Article L. 623-22-1 shall be made to the judicial court. The licence is non-exclusive. In particular, the court shall determine its duration, scope and the amou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-2

…sed professional fund may only dispose of unmatured or lapsed loans that it has granted after the Autorité des marchés financiers has approved a specific programme of operations submitted by its manag…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-9-1

…e judge sets the duration of this enjoyment for a maximum of six months. Where the property belongs to the parents in joint ownership, the measure may be extended, at the request of either parent, if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2-1

…article L. 5 of the General Civil Service Code may be seconded on a public law contract by the Director General of the National Management Centre, for a limited period of time, in order to re-establis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-28-2

…ir registration with mention of the commercial speciality on the list mentioned in Article L. 811-2 to the national registration and disciplinary commission, ruling on their application for registrati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-2-1

…r, e-mail address; - legal status; - insurance certificate concerning the training activity; - Director of the training organisation (identity, address, telephone number, e-mail address).The informati…

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