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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

…L. 561-2.This control is carried out under the conditions set out in Article 42 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sector.V. - T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-2

…se by the local authorities responsible for health and social matters. "c) In 1° of Article L. 1110-12, the words "mentioned in I of Article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles" a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-19

…with the general principles set out respectively in Articles L. 352-1, L. 352-2, R. 352-2 to R. 352-12-1 for the standard formula, and in Articles L. 352-1, L. 352-2, R. 352-2 to R. 352-3 and R. 352-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater D

…carried out within the perimeters of operations of national interest provided for in article L. 102-12 of the town planning code when the cost of public facilities, the list of which is set by decree…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

…formed and on the evidence gathered, in particular on the reliability of management representations.12. The statutory auditor shall communicate as soon as possible any cases of non-compliance with leg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-17

…here applicable, of the disclosures in the notes to the financial statements about those estimates. 12. The statutory auditor assesses whether the accounting estimates comply with the accounting rules…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…The conditions, deadlines and procedures for implementing the guarantee provided for in article L. 312-4-1 and I of article L. 312-5 ; 2° The compensation ceiling per member and per depositor or other…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379

…o the rental values of these structures in accordance with the rules laid down by this same article;12° The component of the flat-rate tax on network companies relating to electrical transformers, pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-31-2

…t de résolution issues the invitation to tender provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 612-33-2 with a view to the ex officio transfer of a portfolio of contracts provided for in 14° of Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2

…vented or detected by the entity's internal control and therefore not corrected in a timely manner. 12. The risk of non-detection is specific to the audit assignment: it corresponds to the risk that t…

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