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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn their wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-9 Law no. 2016-1918 of 29 December 2016 L. 312-10 and L. 312-11 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-12 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 312-13 and L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-4

…se procedures and the elements collected. This includes events after the end of the financial year. 11. In accordance with the provisions of article R. 821-68 of the French Commercial Code, without pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

…ing balance sheet account balances. > The statutory auditor shall perform the following procedures. 11. When these procedures do not enable the statutory auditor to obtain the sufficient and appropria…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

…worksV-1.1 Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment grant(Articles 611-10 et seq.)Investment authorisation :1° A copy of the contract for the acquisition of video publi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 237 bis A

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382

…vues par le titre IV de la même loi ainsi que ceux attribués en vertu des dispositions de l'article 112 de la loi du 29 avril 1926 aux associations visées par cet article et ceux acquis ou édifiés par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

…larise its situation. It may also take the precautionary measures provided for in 1° to 3°, 5°, 6°, 11° and 12° of I of Article L. 612-33, as well as those provided for in 2° of II of Article L. 561-3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

METHODS FOR CALCULATING AND EVALUATING THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 FOR COMPANIES WITH MORE THAN 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve consecutive…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256

…cted by virtue of a requisition from the public authority;b) (Repealed with effect from 1st January 1996).c) The material handover of tangible movable property under a contract which provides for the…

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