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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-20

The professional practice standard relating to the statutory auditor's reports on the annual and consolidated financial statements, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: NEP-730 Accou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27

The professional practice standards relating to the justification of assessments in the statutory auditor's reports on the annual and consolidated financial statements, approved by the Minister of Jus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-22

The professional practice standard relating to information on previous financial years, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARD CONCERNING INFORMATION RELAT…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 septies A

I. - Where a person acquires the right to payment of the principal or the right to payment of interest on a bond arising from a stripping carried out before 1 June 1991, the redemption premium means t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

Subject toArticle L. 286 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, when implementing the powers of investigation, recording and prosecution provided for in this Code or when required on the basis of the Code…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-24

The list of acts performed by the trainee provided for in article R. 812-18-2 is given in II of Annex 8-1-1 to this book.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 A

For the assessment of corporation tax, no account shall be taken of a scheme or series of schemes which, having been put in place to obtain, as a principal objective or as one of the principal objecti…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Destruction before trial of certain categories of goods.

Article 389 bis

1. In the event of the seizure of goods :-classified by law as dangerous or harmful, or the manufacture, trade or possession of which is unlawful ;-as well as goods intended for human or animal consum…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

I. - Any tax, duty or charge provided for in this Code that has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of interest on arrears.Interest for late payment applies from t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-20

All applications for authorisation of an event submitted by the organiser must include: 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organiser and of the person appointed as…

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