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Article R214-21 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – A UCITS may not invest more than : 1° 5% of its assets in eligible financial instruments or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same entity; 3° 20% of its assets in deposits placed with the same entity. The UCITS’ counterparty risk on a single counterparty resulting from over-the-counter…

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Article R214-22 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – By way of derogation from the 10% limit set out in II of Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest up to 20% of its assets in equities and debt securities of a single issuer where, in accordance with the fund rules or the SICAV’s articles of association, the aim of the UCITS’ investment policy is to replicate the composition of an equity or debt securities index, including…

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Article D214-22-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – Shares or units in undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities governed by French law marketed in France or in undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities governed by foreign law that have been notified in accordance with Article L. 214-2-2, provided that such admission is requested by these undertakings or by their management company and that the units or shares of these undertakings are traded at their…

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Article R214-23 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

By way of derogation from Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest, in accordance with the principle of risk spreading, up to 100% of its assets in different eligible financial securities and money market instruments mentioned in 1° of IV of Article R. 214-21. These eligible financial securities and money market instruments belong to at least six different issues, provided that the securities belonging to any one issue do not…

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Article R214-24 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

A UCITS may invest up to 20% of its assets in units or shares of the same UCITS governed by French or foreign law or FIA governed by French law or established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as well as of an investment fund established under foreign law mentioned in 3° of I of…

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Article R214-25 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – Investments in units or shares of FIAs governed by French law or established in other Member States of the European Union or in other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as well as investment funds governed by foreign law, may not exceed a total of 30% of the UCITS’ assets. II. – When a UCITS has acquired units or shares of another UCITS governed…

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Article R214-26 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – An open-ended investment company (société d’investissement à capital variable) or a management company acting on behalf of all the UCITS it manages shall not acquire shares carrying voting rights enabling it to exercise significant influence over the management of an issuer. II. – A UCITS may not hold more than : 1° 10% of the non-voting equity securities of any one issuer ; 2° 10% of the debt…

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Article R214-27 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – The rules governing the composition of assets and the division of risks must be complied with at all times. However : 1° UCITS are not required to comply with the limits laid down in this sub-paragraph when exercising subscription rights in respect of financial instruments or money market instruments which form part of their assets; 2° Newly authorised UCITS may derogate from R. 214-21, R. 214-22, R. 214-23,…

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Article R214-28 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – A UCITS with a formula is a UCITS which meets the following two conditions: 1° It is managed passively and its management objective is to reach, at the end of a given period, an amount determined by the mechanical application of a predefined calculation formula, with reference to financial market indicators or financial instruments, and, where applicable, to distribute the remuneration predefined in the regulatory documents; 2° It…

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Article R214-29 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – A UCITS may not borrow. It may, however, acquire currencies by means of cross-currency loans. II. – By way of derogation from I, a UCITS may borrow provided that such borrowings : 1° Are used on a temporary basis and represent no more than 10% of its assets; or 2° enable the acquisition of real estate necessary for the direct pursuit of its activities and, in the case…

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