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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-10

…out such lawsuits, litigation or disputes from its lawyers and to provide it to the statutory auditor.8. If the management of the entity refuses to request information from its lawyers or to communica…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A243-5

…ded for in the insurance contract. However, in respect of the compulsory cover provided by articles L. 241-1 and L. 241-2, the certificate must not contain any statement which would in any way exclude…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9

The obligation to provide the information referred to in Article L. 132-9-1 is validly fulfilled if the contract, or the notice in the case of contracts referred to in Article L. 141-1, contains the f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article A761-9

…the reference perimeter including the municipalities in whose territory the provisions of articles L. 761-5 to L. 761-7; 2° The list of products referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 761-5…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-2

Undertakings carrying out the operations referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1 and the supplementary occupational pension funds referred to in Article L. 381-1 may, under the conditions set out in Art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Prudential rules applicable to undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article A355-1

Pursuant to L. 355-3, when predefined events occur which may lead, or have already led, to significant changes in their activities and results, their system of governance, their risk profile, or their…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-10

…R. 221-33 to R. 221-39.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-1

…" in this standard. The statutory auditor defines the terms of the engagement in an engagement letter. 2. The purpose of this standard is to define the principles to be followed by the statutory audit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 175 A

The tax department may rectify returns in accordance with the procedure set out in article L 55 of the Book of Tax Procedures.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules

Article A712-28

An intervention standard, provided for in 2° of Article L. 711-16, specifies the documents making up the various budgets and accounts.

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