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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders, whether natural or legal persons.

Article R123-204

…persons mentioned in articles L. 123-25 to L. 123-27 and in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may centralise these entries every three months.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disputes.

Article L7122-27

…23, relating to compulsory declarations, follow the jurisdictional rules set out in Article L. 5422-16.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-29

…ons considered liable other than the State or their insurers, in application of articles L. 1142-24-16 or L. 1142-24-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-29

…presentative refers the matter to the territorial audit chamber, in accordance with Article LO 6262-16.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-29

…presentative refers the matter to the territorial audit chamber, in accordance with article LO 6362-16.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Opposition to duty and obstacles to tax control

Article 1735 quater

…ds or documents on a computer medium, to their reading or seizure, referred to in IVa of Article L. 16 B and to 4 and 4 bis of Article L. 38 of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-67

…to be informed of the sentenced person's release in accordance with the provisions of Articles 712-16-1 and 712-16-2 or who wishes to be informed of the end of the probationary suspension in accordan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R773-23

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R774-23

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R775-22

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2…

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