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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés à capital variable d'investissement salarié (employee investment companies with variable capital)

Article D214-216

Notwithstanding article D. 214-32-10, the minimum initial capital of an employee-owned open-ended investment company is €225,000.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing the composition of the assets and liabilities of the financing body

Article D214-219

The receivables referred to in a of 1° and b of 2° of Article R. 214-218 eligible for inclusion in the assets of a financing institution are : 1° Receivables arising either from a transaction that has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Bonuses.

Article D514-21

If borrowers have not requested repayment of the bonuses to which they are entitled within three months of the sale proceeds being cleared, the institution will notify them of these bonuses, if they a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-21

Where, pursuant to I ofArticle L. 532-23, an investment firm or credit institution wishes to provide custody account keeping services in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D752-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: International cooperation and information exchange

Article D784-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 220

The minutes must mention the presence or absence of the parties, the surnames, first names, date and place of birth, place of residence and profession of the persons heard and, if applicable, the oath…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.

Article 229

The summonses shall mention the full names of the parties and reproduce the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article 207.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Determining the facts to be proven.

Article 222

The party requesting an enquiry must specify the facts it intends to prove. It is up to the judge ordering the enquiry to determine the relevant facts to be proved.

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