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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Bank cheques

Article R131-1-1

The Banque de France and the supervisory authorities for each category of institution concerned shall ensure that bankers comply with the provisions of this chapter, in accordance with the legislative…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Bank.

Article R142-21-1

…Article L. 142-9 of the present Code, the General Council of the Banque de France draws up the budget allocated each year to social and cultural expenditure. The overall contribution of the Banque de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article R211-9-7

…are subject to an updated business continuity plan, including an external system for periodic data retention.When securities are registered in this system, the owner of these securities may have their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations.

Article R213-16-1

The amount mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of I of article L. 213-6-3 is set at 100,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article R211-14-1

…g the financial instruments in the shared electronic registration system in accordance with article R. 211-3 is not a person authorised to receive repayable funds from the public within the meaning of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS.

Article R214-31-1

I. - Notwithstanding articles R. 214-24 and R. 214-26, a feeder UCITS may invest up to 100% of its assets in units or shares of a single master UCITS governed by French or foreign law and hold up to 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-2

I. - When an eligible financial security or money market instrument referred to in article L. 214-20 includes a financial contract which simultaneously meets the three conditions mentioned below, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15-1

…he financial contracts provided for in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 and entered into on the markets mentioned in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-the-counter, provided tha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-27

…ent fund may use techniques and instruments relating to eligible financial securities and money market instruments, and in particular repurchase agreements and similar transactions for the temporary p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-24

…ancial contracts is taken into account for the application of the provisions of I and II of article R. 214-32-29 and of article R. 214-32-33. When these financial contracts are based on indices meetin…

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