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

Article L214-169

I. - The fund may have sub-funds if the company's articles of association or the fund rules so provide. Each sub-fund gives rise to the issue of units or shares and, where applicable, debt securities.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-4

…rejudice to the minimum amount provided for in VIII or 1° of VI of Article R. 613-46-3, as the case may be, resolution entities falling under VII, IX or X of Article R. 613-46-3 shall meet part of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

…0° Urban rainwater management, within the meaning of Article L. 2226-1. The agglomeration community may delegate, by agreement, all or part of the competences mentioned in 8° to 10° of this I to one o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

…essly stated in the contract that this option does not apply to the beneficiary of the contract, he may, at any time, send the beneficiary of the contract, by registered letter or electronic registere…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-4

…rating evidence on the basis of which prosecution could be initiated. The French Anti-Doping Agency may, at the request of an athlete or other person who wishes to provide substantial assistance, ente…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-8

…uant to the provisions of Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of 15 May 2014 on marke…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution.

Article L5216-10

…té financière et sociale qui sont nécessaires au développement de la communauté d'agglomération. It may not, however, include, without their agreement, communes that are members of a community of comm…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-1

…trial and judgment of the crimes provided for in articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-1,222-3 to 222-6,222-23 to 222-26and 224-1 to 224-3 of the Criminal Code and all offences related to these crimes, when a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quater

…f law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986, is calculated pro rata to the length of time the premises were used to accommodate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-1

…It must include the following information: 1° Under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the holder of the partnership contract or of a c…

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