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

Article L214-131

…he Management Board of the SICAF may carry out a capital increase at any time under the conditions set out in the company's Articles of Association. A SICAF may not issue shares at a price lower than…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Closed-end funds governed by foreign law whose units or shares are traded on a financial instruments market

Article L214-138

…nvestment fund established under foreign law are admitted to trading on a financial instruments market referred to in Article L. 421-1 or a multilateral trading facility referred to in Article L. 424-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds

Article L214-139

Unless otherwise stipulated, the provisions of articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-27 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-26-2 shall apply to AIFs covered by this paragraph.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds

Article L214-140

A fund of hedge funds may invest in the assets mentioned in article L. 214-24-55 under the conditions laid down by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-3

…eir managers or directors, acts of control and supervision, the granting of loans, guarantees or sureties or any other assistance to the company or its affiliated entities, as well as authorisations g…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-5

…1 of the French Commercial Code, after obtaining the agreement of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The appointment of an alternate auditor is not required. The members of the société de libre part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-168

…in that article.They take the form of either securitisation mutual funds or securitisation companies.II. - The purpose of specialised financing undertakings is, on the one hand, to invest directly or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-32

Local investment funds may not benefit from the provisions of article L. 214-24-26.

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

Article L214-44

Under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, any unitholder or shareholder shall inform the person mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67-1

…so require and if the interests of all shareholders so dictate, in accordance with the conditions set out in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The general regulations of…

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