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Showing 51115120 of 5132 articles for Art. 13 nov. 1997

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…dures and information obtained during other audit procedures carried out as part of its assignment. 13. Because management is responsible for the internal control implemented in the entity and for the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…basis of the conversion rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation no. 97/1103/EC of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro.The provisions of the first para…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 156

…ccupational diseases for self-employed persons in the agricultural professions;12° (not applicable).13° Contributions paid by farm or agricultural business managers under group insurance contracts men…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

…a victim when this is an act of assistance which every person has a moral duty to perform. Article 13 Proceedings In the event of an action brought before the civil, commercial or administrative cour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…teaching and hospital staff of university and hospital centres, governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of university and hospital centres.tenu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…ts internal control, and assessing the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements . 13. The statutory auditor shall obtain a sufficient understanding of the entity and its environment,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Groups of companies

Article 223 A

…ligation to declare their results, which may be audited under the conditions set out in Articles L. 13, L. 47 and L. 57 of the Book of Tax Procedures. The parent company shall bear, with regard to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

…778-1 7726-95-6 0,7 0,1 - - - - - - Bromoethylene 209-800-6 593-60-2 4,4 1 Methyl bromide (8) 200-813-2 74-83-9 20 5 - - - - - - 1,3-butadiene 203-450-8 106-99-0 2,2 1 - - - - - - Butanone 201-159-0…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…rightness. He shall refrain, in all circumstances, from any action contrary to honour and probity". 13. The requirements of honesty and uprightness dictate the behaviour of the statutory auditor and l…

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