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Article R151-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The application for authorisation of a foreign investment is filed by the investor.

However, where the proposed investment involves one or more investors belonging to a chain of control, the application may be filed by one of the members of that chain on behalf of all the investors who are members of that chain.

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Article R151-5

La demande d’autorisation d’un investissement étranger est déposée par l’investisseur.


Toutefois, lorsque l’investissement envisagé concerne un ou plusieurs investisseurs appartenant à une chaîne de contrôle, la demande peut être déposée par l’un des membres de cette chaîne pour le compte de l’ensemble des investisseurs qui en sont membres.

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