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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-78

When applying to open a Livret Jeune account, the applicant is informed by the institution or organisation that holds the account of the account's operating procedures, in particular the consequences…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-79

Holders of youth passbooks must request closure of their accounts by 31 December of the year in which they turn 25 at the latest. Deposit-taking institutions are required to automatically close the ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-77

…ne, the applicant declares on his or her honour that he or she does not already hold a Livret Jeune and that he or she meets the residence requirement set out in article L. 221-24. They must provide p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-80

Failure by the holder to comply with the conditions set for opening the Livret Jeune will result in the closure of the account. In this case, the custodian institution or organisation will apply the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-76

The Livret Jeune may be opened in credit institutions approved for this purpose under the conditions set out in article R. 221-98.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-81

…by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the holder of the youth passbook concerned and, where applicable, to his legal representative, in such a way as to allow the interested party,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination of registration applications

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-1

…the association's management.The declaration specifies, where applicable, the profit-making purpose and recognition as being in the public interest, the object, the name and the address of the associa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-63

The mayor is the legal representative of a public authority with sole financial autonomy and is its authorising officer. He takes the necessary measures to implement the decisions of the municipal cou…

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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
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-3

…cle L. 227-1, articles L. 227-13 to L. 227-16, L. 227-18, L. 228-23, L. 231-1 to L. 231-8, L. 233-8 and L. 441-14 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAVs. SICAVs may not include inalienab…

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