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Which law initiated the dematerialization of transferable securities in France?

Finance Act of December 30, 1981
Decree of May 2, 1983
Law of December 30, 1984
Perouse Report of September 1980

What is the standard settlement-delivery timeline for financial securities under the CSDR regulation?

T+0 (same day)
T+1 (next day)
T+2 (two business days later)
T+3 (three business days later)

What is the fundamental principle of financial securities transfer in France under the Code monétaire et financier?

By physical exchange of certificates
By book-entry transfer
By manual registration in a ledger
By written notification to the issuer

What is the essential characteristic of transferable securities after dematerialization?

Individualization of securities by a serial number
Fungibility of securities from the same issue
Physical possession of certificates
Manual traceability of transactions

The transfer of ownership of financial securities is effective as soon as the sell order is given by the seller.

True
False

The dematerialization of transferable securities in France allowed the retention of physical certificates for certain issues.

True
False

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Items to categorize:

Finance Act of December 30, 1981
Euroclear France
Securities account
Book-entry transfer
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Legislative texts

Central securities depositories

Registration instruments

Financial operations

Date of entry into force of the dematerialization of transferable securities in France

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