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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…ce with an investment policy which these AIFs or their management companies define ; 2° Are not UCITS. Where the AIF does not delegate the management of the capital raised globally, and subject to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8

Subject to the provisions of article L. 214-8-7, a fonds commun de placement, which does not have legal personality, is a co-ownership of financial instruments and deposits, the units of which are iss…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-9

…custodian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of article L. 214-24-8.The custodian may delegate asset safekeeping functions to third parties under the condit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the UCITS, the portfolio management company and the depositary

Article L214-9

…sionally, independently and solely in the interests of the UCITS and its unit-holders or shareholders. They must offer sufficient guarantees with regard to their organisation, their technical and fina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-96

…and until all offers to sell shares that have been entered in the register provided for in Article L. 214-93 for more than three months have been satisfied at a price less than or equal to that asked…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-43

The management company is required to make the declarations stipulated in articles L. 225-126 and L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. Articles L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23

…is clear, correct and not misleading and is consistent with the corresponding parts of the prospectus.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-5

…y be kept in any monetary unit under the conditions laid down by the decree provided for in Article L. 214-17-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-29

…le members, whose sole purpose is the management of a portfolio of financial instruments and deposits.The registered office and central administration of the SICAV are located in France.Subject to art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-4

UCITS take the form of either open-ended investment companies known as "SICAVs" or unit trusts.UCITS may comprise different classes of units or shares under conditions laid down by the fund rules or t…

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