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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 10: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R641-32-1

…y mentioned in article L. 624-19 which is not the subject of a repossession under the conditions provided for by this text may be sold. The provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 641-32 are a…

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

Article R214-32-33

A general-purpose investment fund governed by this paragraph may invest up to 50% of its assets in units or shares of the same collective investment scheme, foreign UCITS or FIA, or foreign investment…

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

Article R214-32-39

I. - A formula-based general-purpose investment fund is a general-purpose investment fund that meets the following two conditions:1° It is managed passively and its management objective is to reach, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-7

The institution with which an SME innovation account defined in Article L. 221-32-4 is opened shall keep, for each unit or share held in the securities account, as well as for the cash held in the cas…

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

Article R214-32-18

…gulated market in a third country that operates regularly, is recognised and open to the public, provided that this stock exchange or market is not on a list drawn up by the Autorité des marchés finan…

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

Article R214-32-34

When a general-purpose investment fund has acquired units or shares in a collective investment scheme governed by French law, a UCITS established under foreign law, an FIA established in another Membe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Direct access to specialised technical facilities

Article R6123-32-2

A health care organisation which has a technical platform enabling it to provide the treatment referred to in article R. 6123-32-1 on a single site and in a highly specialised manner may sign an agree…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-1

Mutual insurance companies other than those referred to in Sections VI and VII of this Chapter are not required to obtain the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 if the follo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-5

The portfolio transfers referred to in Article L. 324-1 of the Code, relating to companies reinsured under the conditions defined in Article R. 322-117-1, are carried out by the mutual insurance assoc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-4

…nce contracts taken out by the reinsured companies referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 322-117-1 must indicate, in very conspicuous characters, the name and address of the mutual insuranc…

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