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

Article L213-3

…ssue negotiable debt securities: 1. Credit institutions, investment firms and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, subject to compliance with the conditions laid down for this purpose by the Minist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-37

The assignment of receivables relating to the financial obligations referred to in article L. 211-36 may be relied on as against third parties upon notification of the assignment to the debtor. The as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities

Article L213-35

A decree shall, where necessary, lay down the provisions concerning the issue and remuneration of securities issued by mutual or cooperative banks and public industrial and commercial establishments.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-34

For the purposes of articles L. 211-27 to L. 211-33, public or private bills are treated in the same way as financial securities. However, only credit institutions and finance companies may repurchase…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities

Article L213-34

The rules governing the issue of profit participation certificates by agricultural cooperative societies and their associations are set out in article L. 523-8 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-30

…its obligation to transfer the securities, the transfer price remains the property of the transferor.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial contracts

Article L211-35

No one may, in order to avoid obligations arising from financial contracts, rely on article 1965 of the Civil Code, even if these transactions are resolved by the payment of a simple difference.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-31

Without prejudice to the penalties that may be applied by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the same way as for breaches of banking regulations, any failure to comply with the ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities

Article L213-33

The rules governing the issue of profit participation certificates by insurance companies are set out in article L. 322-2-1 of the French Insurance Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L214-3

The incorporation, conversion or liquidation of a UCITS or a UCITS subfund is subject to authorisation by the Autorité des marchés financiers. The AMF may withdraw its authorisation from any UCITS or…

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