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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 158

…5123-2, L. 5422-1 and L. 5423-1 of the Labour Code, to cash participations and, as from 1 January 1991, to dividends from labour shares, allocated to the workers mentioned in 18° bis of Article 81,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

…tutory auditor is exempt from performing the due diligence and reports mentioned in articles L. 223-19, L. 223-27, L. 223-34, L. 223-42, L. 225-40, L. 225-42, L. 225-88, L. 225-90, L. 225-103, L. 225-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…it of financial statements for the purpose of issuing an opinion. Other limited review procedures . 19. The statutory auditor reconciles the interim financial statements with the accounting documents…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…ation of standards relating to the professional practice of statutory auditors or the professional doctrine drawn up by the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes. It may also be the result…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

Article

…t;and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…ation of standards relating to the professional practice of statutory auditors or the professional doctrine drawn up by the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes. It may also be the result…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

…rred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 orArticle 11 of Law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives or public offers of mutualist certificates referred to in the fir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 5

…he emergency taking of possession.53115. Proof of the mortgage status of the expropriated property (19) (19) In the case of a real right expropriated on a principal basis (easement), it is the owner o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 4

…the amount of the subcontracted services and the terms of payment laid down for each subcontract (19). 2. Supporting document produced by the contract holder establishing that the assignment (or ple…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater

…a single energy audit gives entitlement to the tax credit;m) Expenditure paid, between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2020, for the removal of an oil tank.n) Expenditure, paid between 1 January 2020…

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