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

Article L213-4

…he first time, issuers must prepare financial documentation covering their business, their economic and financial situation and the issue programme. This financial documentation, drawn up in French, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mandatory registered shares

Article L212-4

The requirement for certain shares to be in registered form is deemed to have been met if the conditions set out in Article L. 228-2 of the French Commercial Code are met.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provision

Article L211-40

The provisions of Book VI of the Commercial Code, or those governing any equivalent judicial or amicable proceedings initiated on the basis of foreign law, shall not prevent the application of the pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial instruments

Article L211-41

All equivalent instruments or rights representing a financial investment in an entity issued on the basis of foreign law are treated in the same way as the financial securities referred to in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-41

Subject to the limits and conditions laid down by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat, an undertaking for collective investment in real estate may grant, over its assets, the guarantees necessary for the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-48

…of the Autorité des marchés financiers set out the conditions for the issue, subscription, transfer and redemption of units or shares issued by property investment funds.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-47

…he date on which the real estate collective investment undertaking was set up, it will be dissolved and the unitholders or shareholders will be reimbursed for their rights in the fund or company in ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-49

Undertakings for collective investment in real estate take out an insurance policy covering their civil liability in respect of the buildings they own.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-40

An undertaking for collective real estate investment may borrow cash up to a limit of 10% of the value of its assets other than those mentioned in article L. 214-39.The conditions for application of t…

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