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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Exercise of jurisdiction by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-41

All alerts, information, notices and proceedings addressed to or transmitted by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor may be drawn up or converted into digital format and communicated electronically i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-4

If an appeal is lodged against the European Investigation Order, the magistrate who issued that order shall inform the executing authority thereof, as well as of the outcome of that appeal. However, f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D*213-4

The competent administrative authority referred to in Article D. 213-3 is the Minister for Economic Affairs.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-48-1

An innovation mutual fund may borrow up to 10% of its assets.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-41

The general-purpose investment fund ensures that its overall risk relating to financial contracts does not exceed the total net value of its portfolio.The overall risk is calculated taking into accoun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-40

I. - A general purpose investment fund may not borrow.It may, however, acquire foreign currency by means of cross-currency loans.II. - By way of derogation from I, a general-purpose investment fund ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-4

The regulations of the funds referred to in 1 of VI, VI bis and VI ter of article 199 terdecies-0 A of the General Tax Code and in 1 of III of article 885-0 Va of the same code contain the following i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-4

Under the conditions laid down in the fund's regulations or articles of association, the units or shares issued by the specialised finance vehicle may give rise to requests for redemption by their hol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-4

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 141-7, the Banque de France collects statistical information on share savings plans from custodian-account holders, as defined by order of the Minister…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-4

The beneficiaries of a loan granted by a specialised professional fund may be :1° Sole proprietorships or legal entities governed by private law primarily engaged in a commercial, industrial, agricult…

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