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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-8

…those controls that would affect their effectiveness since the previous audit. Substantive controls 18. Where, in assessing the risk of material misstatement, the auditor has identified a high inheren…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

…isstatement in the accounts; if it needs to update its knowledge of the entity and its environment. 18. If the statutory auditor concludes that there are inaccuracies or irregularities, he shall reque…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 1

…does not require the use of one of the aforementioned forms, such as mortgage releases for example. 18. Settlement and cancellation of debt 181 Settlement (14) 1. Decision of the deliberative assembly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…26-16Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-17Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-18Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-19Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-20D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

…s in dB0 - 1920 - 2930 - 3940 - 4950 - 5960 - 6970 - 7980 and over0 - 190246810121420 - 2924681012141830 - 39468101215202540 - 496810121520253050 - 5981012152025303560 - 69101215202530404570 - 7912142…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

…containing nicotine whose maximum volume does not comply with the provisions of article L. 3513-15;18° Selling, distributing or offering free of charge a nicotine-containing vaping product whose unit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

…ed markets and clearing houses;4° The rules applicable to the persons referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 ; 5° The conditions under which, pursuant to Article L. 440-1, the Autorité des marchés financi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68

…ithin two years of the request being made, together with their provisional timetable for marketing; 18° Information on any ongoing research involving the human being for commercial purposes in other i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…hundred employees, the economic, social and environmental database provided for in article L. 2312-18 includes the information provided for in the table below. It also includes the information relati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 novovicies

…referred to in 1° of the same B for which planning permission has been submitted that same year;2° 18% when the rental commitment referred to in I is made for a period of nine years. By way of deroga…

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