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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…° Examining applications for authorisations or individual exemptions submitted to it and taking the decisions provided for by the European, legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to the pers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 AB

…less the amount of payments giving entitlement to the tax reduction provided for in Article 199 terdecies-0 A. The fraction of payments made in any one year that exceeds the limits set out in 1° of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-8

…Important notesBorrower insurance is a guarantee for both the lender and the borrower. It can be a decisive factor in obtaining your home loan. It is up to the professional to ensure that the cover h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…ate the existence of incentives or pressure to commit fraud or that offer the opportunity to do so. 17. Where the auditor performs analytical procedures to obtain an understanding of the entity, the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…lead to material misstatements in the accounts; -exercises professional judgment, in particular in deciding on the nature, timing and extent of the limited review procedures to be performed and in re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…siness relationship; due diligence before agreeing to provide a service to an occasional customer; -declaration to TRACFIN -reporting to TRACFIN; -document retention; It also defines any links between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…the dematerialised supporting documents of a contractual nature provided for in heading 2 of this decree may be sent to the public accountant without the signature of the persons authorised to sign…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…fected by pathological conditions of an occupational nature and characterisation thereof; Number of declarations by the employer of work processes likely to cause occupational diseases (29); iv-Safety…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…date of promulgation of the loi n° 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer and 31 December 2017 for the investments mentioned in a to d, f and g of 2 and between the date of promulga…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…he rural and maritime fisheries code. This exemption may be extended to the overseas departments by decree of the Conseil d'Etat;4° transactions carried out by fishermen and fishing boat owners, with…

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