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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 C

…rective 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC, whose share capital is not less than EUR 15 million, whose main purpose is the acquisition o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…onal nature. 05. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement in the accounts is higher in the case of fraud than in the case of error because fraud is generally accompanied by procedures designe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

…e financial years provided for in Article L. 823-12-1 of the French Commercial Code . Scope of application 01. The purpose of this standard is to define the due diligence that is proportionate to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

National education, higher education and research. Corporations of civil servants:-Researchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 19…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

The professional practice standard relating to the limited review of interim accounts in application of legal or regulatory provisions, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: . NEP-241…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 2

Heading 2 - Staff costs (1) (2)(1) When accompanied by an administrative certificate by which the authorising officer attests to the signature of the contract, the dematerialised supporting documents…

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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

…des the information provided for in the table below. It also includes the information relating to vocational training and working conditions provided for in 1° A e and f of article R. 2312-8.1° Invest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

…itions sent under the conditions provided for in this code for the interception of telephone communications shall give rise to reimbursement to electronic communications operators, on the basis of inv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

The standard of ethics "securing the interventions of the statutory auditor-application of the fundamental principles of behaviour", approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: Ethical standa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

Article

…nd production of short cinematographic works IV-1.1. Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment allowance for the production and participation in the financing of the deve…

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