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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-5-1

…units of value For the execution of the measures provided for in paragraphs 2° to 4°, 6° to 9° and 11° of article 41-1, including verification of the person's compliance with the undertakings given 7…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe VII

…67 et seq indicating the references of the prefectoral authorisation provided for in article L. 123-11-3 and extract from the RCS or trade register of the domiciliary agent, unless the latter is regis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-17

…s to be performed in response to the risk of material misstatement relating to accounting estimates 11. In response to its assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…2014 ;9° The conditions under which branches of credit institutions referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 that do not have protection equivalent to that provided for in this section may join the depos…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379

…lating to nuclear or fossil-fired electricity production facilities, provided for in article 1519 E;11° Half of the component of the flat-rate tax on network companies relating to photovoltaic or hydr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-10

…located in mountain areas being multiplied by 2 c) 25% based on the number of children aged between 11 and 15 living in the region's communes . The amount of the budgets calculated in this way may not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3642-2

I. - 1. Without prejudice to Article L. 2212-2 of this Code and notwithstanding article L. 1311-2 and to the second paragraph of l'article L. 1331-1 du code de la santé publique, the President of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

…osed in the interests of public health on the prescription and supply of certain medicinal products;11° The rules applicable in the event of a change in the holder of the marketing authorisation or th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-23

…gricultureL. 532-2 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-3, L. 532-3-1, L. 532-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 532-6 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 532-7 and L. 532-8 Order no. 201…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2

…ment of the accounts and the risk of non-detection of these misstatements by the statutory auditor. 11. The risk of material misstatement of the accounts is specific to the entity; it exists independe…

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