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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-200

…ofessional undertaking for collective real estate investment set out the rules for the constitution and composition of the undertaking's assets and the rules for borrowing, the use of the financial fu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-201

…dures defined by the fund rules.This summary report is sent to the custodian, the statutory auditor and the fund management company or the professional real estate investment company with variable cap…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…works in the animation genre, points are divided into six groups as follows: I.-Production company and authors" group A maximum of 35 points are allocated to the "Production company and authors" grou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-30-2

…ill examine the application on the basis of the documents provided pursuant to article R. 1142-30-1 and expert reports on personal injury compensation chosen by the applicant from among those he has d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-31-2

…his knowledge in the field(s) of expertise for which he was registered on the list has been updated and, if he has acquired knowledge in the field of personal injury compensation, verified in accordan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-2

By way of derogation from I and II of article R. 214-32-29, corporate mutual funds may hold, without limitation, transferable securities issued by the company or by a company belonging to the same gro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 3: "cardiac intensive care".

Article D6124-29

In addition to the equipment mentioned in II of Article D. 6124-27-1, the cardiology intensive care unit includes at least the equipment required to carry out cardiac ultrasound examinations, includin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-2

…y apply to be included on the list referred to in article L. 812-2 before the national registration and disciplinary commission, ruling on their application for registration under the conditions laid…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-2

…f interest between the UCITS, the unit-holders or shareholders of the UCITS, the management company and the depositary itself, unless the depositary has functionally and hierarchically separated the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-2

…L. 214-11 may not be excluded or limited contractually. Any agreement to the contrary shall be null and void.

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