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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-12

…the provisions of Title III of Book II of the French Commercial Code, the conditions of liquidation and the methods of asset distribution are determined by the UCITS rules or articles of association.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-15

A merger, split or absorption involving a UCITS or a sub-fund is subject to approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11

…stody has been delegated, of financial instruments held in custody in accordance with II of Article L. 214-10-5. In the event of the loss of financial instruments held in safekeeping, the custodian sh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 214-15, when, in the course of a merger, a foreign UCITS approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-13

…ral Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, responsibility for centralising subscription and redemption orders for UCITS units or shares vis-à-vis third parties is entrusted by the UCITS or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-19

UCITS must provide the Banque de France with the information required to compile monetary statistics.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-14

…ly to: 1° constitutes a breach of the legal or regulatory provisions applicable to this undertaking and is likely to have a material effect on its financial position, results or assets and liabilities…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17

The Articles of Association of a SICAV and the regulations of a fonds commun de placement set the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial y…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-100

…the guise or in the place of the company's legal representatives is subject to the same obligations and may be liable to the same penalties as these representatives themselves.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-102

I. - Subject to the limits and conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, a société civile de placement immobilier or a société d'épargne forestière may grant, over its assets, the guarante…

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