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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-13

I. - The amount of the payment transaction is credited to the payee's payment service provider's account no later than the end of the first business day following receipt of the payment order as defin…

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

Article L214-5

I. - A UCITS may have one or more sub-funds if its articles of association or fund rules so provide. Each sub-fund gives rise to the issue of a class of units or shares representing the assets of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-15

Under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, AIFs or their management companies shall ensure that the valuation function is performed by :1° An ext…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-39

An undertaking for collective real estate investment may take out loans up to a limit of 40% of the value of the real estate assets mentioned in 1° to 3° and 5° of I of article L. 214-36.To determine…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-189

The creation of a securitisation undertaking or a compartment of a securitisation undertaking covered by this paragraph or the conversion of an existing undertaking or compartment into a securitisatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-69

The employer contributes to the financing of the Contrat de Securisation Professionnelle by a payment representing the indemnity in lieu of notice, up to a limit of three months' salary plus all relat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

The chèque emploi-service universel, when it has the nature of a special payment voucher, may be pre-financed in whole or in part by a person for the benefit of his employees, agents, beneficiaries, p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union representation at group level

Article L2122-4

The representativeness of the trade union organisations at the level of all or part of the group is assessed in accordance with the rules defined in articles L. 2122-1 to L. 2122-3 relating to trade u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-16

Before a clinical investigation is carried out, information is given to the person taking part by the investigator or by a doctor representing him. Where the investigator is a qualified person, this i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-15

Before a performance study is carried out, information is given to the person taking part by the investigator or by a doctor representing him. Where the investigator is a qualified person, this inform…

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