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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Contracts Committee

Article L2315-44-4

The Contracts Committee draws up an annual activity report, which is appended to the report referred to in Article L. 2315-69.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-1

The departmental council elects its chairman at the meeting held automatically following each general renewal. For this election, it is chaired by its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-2

…appointment and, failing that, by a departmental councillor appointed by the Council. The standing committee shall be renewed within one month, in accordance with the procedures set out in article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-3

The duties of president of a departmental council are incompatible with the exercise of one of the following elective offices: president of a regional council, mayor. The functions of president of a d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-13

…tor shall perform his duties in accordance with the international auditing standards adopted by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 200…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company.

Article R229-2

…advice in connection with the transaction for which the audit is carried out. Nor may he work for a company or an office that has executed instruments, drafted private deeds or provided legal advice i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company.

Article R229-1

European companies registered in France shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter and by those applicable to sociétés anonymes which do not conflict with them.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-9

…r the annual financial statements and, where applicable, the consolidated financial statements, the reports of the Board of Directors or the Management Board and the Supervisory Board, as applicable,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-3

I. - Where an authority of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis consult…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-2

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall consult the competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and o…

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