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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations.

Article D213-19

…1° The purpose of the issue ; 2° The decisions of the authorised bodies which initiated the issue and their period of validity; 3° The number, nominal value and form of the securities, as well as th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations.

Article R213-21

The associations referred to in Article L. 213-8 may only be registered in the Trade and Companies Register after a decision to issue bonds has been duly taken by the General Meeting.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Debt securities.

Article D213-26

…e French Commercial Code set out the rules for redeemable shares issued by public limited companies and cooperative societies incorporated as sociétés anonymes or sociétés à responsabilité limitée.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-10

…rdance with money market conditions; d) Their risk profile, particularly with regard to credit risk and interest rate risk, corresponds to that of instruments with a maturity or residual maturity in l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-20

A UCITS may not engage in short sales of the financial instruments referred to in Article L. 214-20.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-30

…nto account the current value of the underlying assets, the counterparty risk, future market trends and the time available to liquidate positions. For feeder UCITS, this calculation also takes into ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7

For the purpose of calculating the percentage of voting rights held by the AIF, account is taken, in addition to the voting rights held directly by the AIF, of the voting rights of an undertaking whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D*213-4

The competent administrative authority referred to in Article D. 213-3 is the Minister for Economic Affairs.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-9

…n set by order of the Minister responsible for the economy; 2° A presentation of the issuer's legal and financial position; 3° The documents made available to the General Meeting of Shareholders, or t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS.

Article D214-7

…commun de placement are valued under the same conditions as subsequent contributions of securities and in accordance with the procedures set out in the fund rules.

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