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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-10

…in which he performs assignments or services, the statutory auditor shall compile a file containing:1° The name, address and registered office of the person or entity concerned;2° Where applicable, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-25

…on in his working time under the conditions provided for in the last four paragraphs of article L. 3123-17, in the third paragraph of article L. 3123-26 and in article L. 4163-10 and according to the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-15

…itles III and IV of Book II of Part Two of the Transport Code, with the exception of Articles L. 2231-1, L. 2231-4, L. 2240-1 and L. 2241-8.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to equity financing intermediaries

Article L573-15

The penalties provided for in Article 313-1 of the Criminal Code shall apply if any person engages in the activity of intermediary in equity financing in breach of Articles L. 548-1 to L. 548-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7222-15

…s are then valid regardless of the number of those present.Subject to the provisions of articles L. 7223-1, L. 7223-2, L. 7223-3 and L. 7224-2 L. 7224-1, the decisions of the Assembly are taken by a m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-109

…revet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés must satisfy the conditions laid down in article D. 212-74 and provide an application file comprising, in addition to the documents mentioned in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-59

Sums invested in the production and preparation of feature films are repaid in the following cases:1° When investment approval has been granted but production approval is not requested within the dead…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-21

…he transaction from among the auditors registered on the list provided for in I de l'article L. 822-1 du code de commerce ou parmi les experts inscrits sur une des listes établies par les cours et tri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Medical committee.

Article D6431-21

…ing to medical staff, it sits in a restricted formation, with only the representatives mentioned in 1° of article D. 6431-18. In this case, the opinion is given without the presence of the member of t…

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

Article 199 undecies D

I. - 1. The sum of the income tax reductions mentioned in Articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B and 199 undecies C and the carryovers of these tax reductions, which may be offset for a taxpayer in r…

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