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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…he financial statements due to the existence of relationships and transactions with related parties 16. When applying the professional practice standard "Audit procedures implemented by the statutory…

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

Article 244 quater B bis

…k scheme no. SA. 58995 relating to aid for research, development and innovation for the period 2014-2023, taken on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R365-4

…erred to in "11° Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 8°, 10°, 13° and 15° to 17° of article R. 431-16. ";14° In article R. 313-16, after the words: "trade and company register or trade register", the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Unless otherwise provided, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules go…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

…e L. 311-2, n'est pas applicable; 6° A l'article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensated under the conditions set by the articles L. 1614-1 to L. 1614-3, subject to the provisions of this article. The compensation for the transfer of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…nsaction which are carried out within the European Union.V. - With the exception of Articles L. 133-16, L. 133-17, L. 133-41 and L. 133-44, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to services prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-5

I.-Pursuant to III of Article 16-10 of the Civil Code, the examination of a person's genetic characteristics for scientific research purposes may be carried out using elements of that person's body ta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…tion for which it is responsible under articles L. 1142-15, L. 1142-18, L. 1142-24-7 and L. 1142-24-16. The Office is also responsible for compensating damage directly attributable to compulsory vacci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-22

…ovisions of the second paragraph of this article in its wording resulting from Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local authority reform and prior to Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 on fin…

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