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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedure for marketing FIAs in France

Article L214-24-1

…within the meaning of IV of Article L. 214-24, established in a Member State of the European Union and managed by a portfolio management company, is marketed to professional clients, such marketing i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20-1

…the judicial police officer or, in the course of an investigation, the investigating judge, seals and samples relating to the traces and samples mentioned in 1°, 1° bis, 3° and 4° of I and 1° and 2°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-191

…ose professional fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in the financial instruments mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article R. 214-186, provided that these instruments emanating from the same UCITS,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-1

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-29

The content of the specifications provided for in article R. 212-10-9 is set out in appendix II-2-1.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-52-1

…tat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (State diploma in youth, popular education and sport), the candidate's file mentioned in article A. 212-36 is completed by the production of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article D214-219

The receivables referred to in a of 1° and b of 2° of Article R. 214-218 eligible for inclusion in the assets of a financing institution are : 1° Receivables arising either from a transaction that has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Investor information

Article L214-24-19

…shall publish an annual report for each financial year for each European Union AIF that it manages and for each AIF that it markets in the European Union within the time limit set by decree. This ann…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Calculation in respect of availability on subscription on-demand audiovisual media services

Article 721-15

Sums are calculated on the basis of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 being made available to the public on one or more subscription on-demand audiovisual media…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-2

…424-19, L. 424-21, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-5, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 and L. 426-10 authorise the holder to carry out a professional activity in mainland France in accord…

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