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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-17

The provisions of articles R. 823-12 and R. 823-13 are not applicable to: 1° Persons and entities whose balance sheet total plus operating income and financial income, excluding tax, exceeds €122,000,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting system

Article R7345-17

The establishment's revenue comprises: 1° Proceeds from the tax referred to in article L. 7345-4; 2° Subsidies from the State, public authorities or public or private bodies and income from sponsorshi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: List of ad hoc administrators

Article R53-2

…der for a legal entity to be registered on a list of ad hoc administrators, proof must be provided: 1° That the managers of the legal entity meet the conditions laid down in 4° and 5° of the preceding…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-6

The persons referred to in Article L. 519-3-3 must not have been convicted of any of the offences referred to in Article L. 500-1 or banned as provided for in 3° and 7° of the I of Article L. 612-41.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-245

…e National Register of Companies, on declaration by the natural person at the time of registration: 1° The country, place and, if available, the registration number; > 2° If the person so wishes, the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-5

…r a programme of short films, this programme must comprise, for at least 60% of its screening time: 1° Short-length cinematographic works meeting the conditions of I of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article D753-25

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article D752-24

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-22

The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Without having obtained the favourable opinion of a committee for the protection of individuals and, in the case o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601-0 A

By way of derogation from a and b of article 1601, the corresponding duties payable by company directors benefiting from the scheme provided for in article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code are cal…

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