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Showing 28512860 of 2878 articles for Art. 27 mars 1991

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…f Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the publication of sustainability information in the financial services industry…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R365-4

…French Office for Immigration and Integration responsible for humanitarian assistance" are deleted; 27° In article R. 343-19, the words: "five years" are replaced by the words "one year" and after the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…ed audit procedures and reconsider information obtained from management. Management representations 27. The statutory auditor shall request written declarations from management in which: -it declares…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…of 1 and 2 of article 199 sexdecies are applied; payments of sums of money mentioned in the article 275 of the Civil Code when they are made over a period of more than twelve months from the date on w…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…e d'Automne; -Grenoble: Festival du Court Métrage en plein air; -Lille: Rencontres audiovisuelles; -Marseille: International Documentary Festival (FID); -Metz: Rencontres Européennes de Court Métrage;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

…out in Article L. 612-17 in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 612-23 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31, L. 612-38, L. 612-44, and in 1° and 2° of Article L. 612-39. For the implementation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1

…the requirements laid down in Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, sto…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…firm who participated in the preparation of the report; Conclusions drawn by the statutory auditor 27. When the limited review of interim financial statements relates to complete financial statements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…ement of change of residence expenses (see Annex B) >. 3. Request for reimbursement, if applicable (27). (26) The transfer order or the decision giving rise to entitlement refers to the regulations th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…irth. To do this, the statutory auditor asks the person or entity for these identification details. 27. The statutory auditor shall verify the identification details of the beneficial owner. In order…

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