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

Article L214-7-2

…and Title II of Book VIII of the French Commercial Code, the following provisions apply to SICAVs: 1° Shares must be fully paid up as soon as they are issued; 2° Any contribution in kind is assessed…

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

Article L213-3

…ssue negotiable debt securities: 1. Credit institutions, investment firms and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, subject to compliance with the conditions laid down for this purpose by the Minist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Debt securities

Article L213-0-1

…ers when these issuers have the status of a credit institution, investment firm or finance company: 1° Negotiable debt securities ; 2° Debt securities not giving access to capital admitted to trading…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-1

I. - Only the following may act as UCITS depositories: 1° The Banque de France ; 2° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations ; 3° Credit institutions having their registered office in France; 4° Credit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36

I. - The provisions of this paragraph apply to 1° To financial obligations arising from transactions in financial instruments or in units mentioned in article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code, spot fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1

I. - The following constitute collective investment schemes1° Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-27

…service provider and the payer shall pay the charges levied by his payment service provider where: 1° A payment transaction is made within the European Economic Area and both the payer's payment serv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-39

…the request of one of the payment service providers issuing that instrument, immediately confirm whether the amount required to execute the card-linked payment transaction is available on the payer's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-31

…hat expressly provides for a term, they may agree to reimburse expenses only in the following cases:1° The request for redemption is made before the end of the contract ;2° The electronic money holder…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-41

…rticle L. 314-1.II. - When providing the account information service, the payment service provider :1° obtains the express consent of the payment service user ;2° Ensure that the payment service user'…

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