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Showing 15011510 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

…authority, within the meaning of Article 67(1) of Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-20

…rticle L. 544-4, in accordance with the conditions laid down by the same order; d) It is subject to and complies with prudential rules that are at least as strict as those laid down for institutions c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-3

…ed by :1° A portfolio management company referred to in Article L. 532-9, authorised to manage FIAs and subject to the legislative and regulatory provisions of paragraphs 1 to 5 of Subsection 1 of Sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-1

…n Article L. 223-1.Current account advances, signature commitments, risk or cash sub-participations and the repurchase of receivables that have not matured or fallen due are not covered by the provisi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article D214-207-1

Article D. 214-32-31 does not apply to AIFs covered by this sub-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-7

By way of derogation from articles R. 214-203-5 and R. 214-203-6, specialised professional funds which engage in lending up to 10% of their net assets are subject only to the following conditions:a) L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article D214-202-1

Article D. 214-32-31 I applies to AIFs covered by this sub-paragraph.

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

Article R214-206-1

Articles R. 214-203-1 to R. 214-203-9 apply to professional private equity funds.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article D214-206-1

…4-162-6 is filed in the appendix to the register of companies. It is signed by the general partners and must contain : 1° The names of the active partners, in particular : a) For natural persons: thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-6

…ve conditions:a) The maximum leverage of the fund, expressed as a ratio between the fund's exposure and its net asset value, is set in the articles of association or fund rules, within the limits defi…

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