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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-9

The statutory auditors shall certify, giving reasons for their assessments, that the annual accounts are regular and fair and give a true and fair view of the results of operations for the past financ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article R432-5

A resident permit may be withdrawn and replaced ipso jure by a temporary residence permit in the following cases: 1° The foreign national, holder of a resident permit, may not be subject to a deportat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Validation and controls carried out by the departmental or multidepartmental mutual benefit funds for agriculture (caisses départementales ou pluridépartementales de mutualité sociale agricole)

Article R123-284

…l or multi-departmental mutualité sociale agricole fund whose jurisdiction is determined in accordance with the rules established by Articles R. 722-16 and D. 731-14 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Fees for formalities

Article A444-8

I.-In the event of a forced sale, after the file has been forwarded by the bailiff to the judicial auctioneer, the latter may agree to postpone the sale in the event of an advance payment, at the writ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-2

…ons of articles L. 123-16 and L. 123-16-1 are not applicable:1° To the credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and to the payment ins…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495

I.-The public prosecutor may decide to use the simplified ordonnance pénale procedure for the offences referred to in II of this article where it is clear from the criminal investigation that the char…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-1

…the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their applicat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L593-1

…hapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their applicat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L2123-34

…icle 121-3 du code pénal, the mayor or an elected municipal official deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on the basis of the third paragraph of the same article fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

…entary dispositions in favour of foundations, congregations and associations with the capacity to receive donations and, in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, public religious establi…

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