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Article R332-49 of the French Insurance Code

An insurance undertaking may only sell options in the following cases:

a) To sell an option previously acquired within the framework defined by Articles R. 332-45 to R. 332-48;

b) Sell an option when the insurance undertaking simultaneously purchases a similar option, with the only difference being the exercise price;

c) Sell a call option on condition that the underlying asset is an investment already held, to the exclusion of any investment to be held or any anticipated investment.

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Article R332-49

Une entreprise d’assurance ne peut procéder à des ventes d’option que dans les cas suivants :

a) Vendre une option précédemment acquise dans le cadre défini par les articles R. 332-45 à R. 332-48 ;

b) Vendre une option lorsque l’entreprise d’assurance achète simultanément une option similaire, à la seule différence du prix d’exercice ;

c) Vendre une option d’achat à la condition que le sous-jacent soit un placement déjà détenu, à l’exclusion de tout placement à détenir comme de toute anticipation de placement.

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