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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-17

…stimates, the statutory auditor may decide to use the work of an expert. Management representations 16. The statutory auditor requests written statements from management in which it declares that the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379

…re the point of connection to the public electricity distribution or transport network is installed;16° The development tax under the conditions provided for in 1° of I of Article 1635 quater A. Upon…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3642-2

…health code.2. Without prejudice to Article L. 2212-2 and by way of derogation from Article L. 2224-16 of this code, the president of the metropolitan council exercises the powers enabling him/her to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

…s for which the conditional dispensing prescription mentioned in article L. 5121-12-1-1 may be used;16° The specific rules applicable to pharmacological, toxicological and clinical trials of homeopath…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…c. The allowance provided for in Article 133 of Finance Act no. 2015-1785 of 29 December 2015 for 2016; d. The lump sum equivalent to compensation provided for in article 3 of Act no. 2022-229 of 23 F…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…351-1 of the French Labour Code, by the employee representative body referred to in article L. 2352-16 of the same code or, failing that, by the European Company Committee mentioned in Article L. 2353…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…n 1 of this I with a total authorised laden weight of 3.5 tonnes or more, acquired from 1 January 2016 and until 31 December 2030 for those using the energies mentioned in a and b of the same 1, and f…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…ic images or representations of a minor, as referred to in article 227-23 of the French Penal Code; 16° Manufactured tobacco products that have been the subject of an operation mentioned in I of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

…on payable by the employer, which may not be less than the last six months' salary. Article L. 1235-16 does not apply. In the event of annulment of a validation decision referred to in article L. 1233…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 289

…ating to mutual assistance similar in scope to that provided for by Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and other me…

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