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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-38-1

The tutor mentioned in articles R. 212-10-19 and R. 212-10-20 has the qualifications required by the decree for the diploma for which accreditation is requested. His duties are those defined in articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-129-5

When the delegations provided for in articles L. 225-129-1 and L. 225-129-2, the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall prepare a supplementary report for the next Ordinary General Meeting,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-129-6

Any decision to increase the share capital through a cash contribution, unless it results from the prior issue of securities giving access to the share capital, requires the Extraordinary General Meet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-129-2

When the Extraordinary General Meeting delegates to the Board of Directors or the Management Board its authority to decide on a capital increase, it sets the period, which may not exceed twenty-six mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-149-3

The reports and formalities mentioned in Article L. 225-129-2, in the second paragraph of l'article L. 225-131, in 1° of Article L. 225-136, to the articles L. 225-138, L. 225-142 and L. 225-143, in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-149-2

Rights attached to securities giving access to the capital which have been used or which have been acquired by the issuing company or by the company called upon to issue new equity securities shall be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-1

A SICAV may delegate the management of its portfolio as referred to in article L. 214-7 to a management company. The registered office and head office of the management company are located in France.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-1

A mutual fund is set up at the initiative of a management company, which is responsible for its management and chooses a custodian for the fund's assets. This company draws up the fund rules.The regis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-1

The feeder UCITS enters into an information exchange agreement with the master UCITS. This agreement may, however, be replaced by internal conduct of business rules when both funds are managed by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-1

I.-When the issuing company or the third party appointed by it believes that certain holders whose identity has been disclosed to them are acting on behalf of third parties who own the securities, the…

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