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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Debt securities

Article L213-0-1

…uritisation fund which issues them. By way of derogation from article 1349 of the French Civil Code and article L. 228-74 of the French Commercial Code, debt securities may be acquired and held by the…

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

Article L214-24-0

For the purposes of this paragraph, marketing means a direct or indirect offer or placement, at the initiative or on behalf of a French portfolio management company, a management company established i…

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

Article D213-0-1

I. - The debt securities referred to in 2° and 3° of Article L. 213-0-1 may be held for a maximum of one year after their acquisition. However, this maximum period is reduced to 60 calendar days for d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervisory Board.

Article R518-0-1

…members of the Supervisory Board mentioned in 9° of Article L. 518-4 are elected for three years by and from among the members of the staff delegation of the Joint Information and Consultation Committ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervisory Board.

Article D518-0-2

…The members of the Supervisory Board referred to in 6° to 8° of article L. 518-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code receive fixed and variable fees for the performance of their duties, the terms of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article R533-16-0

…ed to in II of Article L. 533-22 include the following information: 1° The most significant medium- and long-term risks associated with the investments made under the contract; 2° The composition, tur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3-0

Where the customer is acting in the context of a trust within the meaning ofArticle 2011 of the Civil Code or any other comparable legal arrangement governed by foreign law, a beneficial owner within…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 C

…come tax relating to the following income is assessed each year in fifths for the year of cessation and the following four years: 1° The sums deducted in application of articles 72 D, 72 D bis, 72 D t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B

…50-0 A do not apply, in respect of the year in which the securities are exchanged, to capital gains and losses realised in connection with a public offer, merger, demerger, takeover of a mutual fund b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1759-0 A

Infringements of the obligation to make the withholding tax provided for in Article 1671 and the reporting obligations provided for in Article 87-0 A will result in the application of a fine which, wi…

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