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

Article L214-159

…rticle L. 214-24-29 and 1° and 9° of Article L. 214-24-31, are applicable to private equity companies.The provisions applicable to the regulations and units of the professional investment fund are app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-56

…d by the latter is bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. As part of their mission, external va…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-92

…mpany shares do not apply to non-trading property investment companies and forestry savings companies.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Merger

Article L214-112

The merger is approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of each of the companies involved.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-117

…placement immobilier may only merge with another société civile de placement immobilier managing assets of a comparable composition.The conditions for the application of this article are set by the de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-130

The SICAF may only make a public offer if the nominal value of the shares issued exceeds an amount set by decree. This condition does not apply if the SICAF intends to make a public offer as referred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-135

The Articles of Association of the SICAF determine the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial year may be for a different period but may n…

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

Article L214-162-4

Under the conditions defined by the Articles of Association, responsibility vis-à-vis third parties for centralising subscription and redemption orders for units of the société de libre partenariat is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

I. - The regulations governing the fund set up to manage sums invested in application of Title III of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code relating to employee savings plans provide for the establi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30-1

…with the conditions defined by joint order of the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget. The information contained in this statement is that at 31 December of the year.The Autorité des…

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