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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-1

…tions, investment companies, portfolio management companies, undertakings for collective investment and the institutions and services mentioned in Article L. 518-1 are required to draw up monthly stat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article D211-10

The declaration of pledge of a securities account held by an intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-3, a central depository or, where applicable, the issuer or the declaration of pledge of financi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Budgetary and financial provisions

Article R144-1

An expenditure budget and an estimate of income are prepared for each financial year. They are sent to the members of the General Council, the Censor and his alternate at least two weeks before the da…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-1

…natural person of French nationality who is not domiciled in France within the meaning ofarticle 4 B of the General Tax Code ; 3° Any entity governed by foreign law; 4° Any entity governed by French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-13

When the Minister enjoins an investor, pursuant to 1° of I and II of Article L. 151-3-1, to submit an application in order to regularise its situation, the injunction shall specify the documents and i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-1

A notice concerning the composition of the General Council is published in the Journal officiel de la République française each time it is renewed or replaced.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-11

Whenever a councillor is to be elected, the Governor sets the date of the ballot. This date must be announced no later than the thirtieth day before the day fixed for the ballot. Employees wishing to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-12

The organisation and supervision of the electoral process, the counting of votes and the announcement of the results of the election are entrusted to a commission called the "Commission supérieure de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-10

For the purposes of Article L. 152-3:1° The obligation to retain information relating to the transfer of sums to an account abroad or to a non-resident's account in France relates to the date and amou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-12

…e money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-11 are :1° Issued or guaranteed by :a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European…

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