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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-16

…he code of ethics of the profession of statutory auditor are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, after obtaining the opinion of the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes. The opinions of the Autor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-10

…fied public accountant ;3° With any commercial activity, whether exercised directly or through an intermediary, with the exception of, on the one hand, commercial activities ancillary to the professio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-15

…o the president of the commercial court or the judicial court when they apply the provisions of Chapter IV of Title III of Book II or Chapter II of Title I of Book VI. When a legal entity prepares con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1

I.-The duties of statutory auditor are performed by natural persons or by companies included on a list drawn up by the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes, under the conditions set out in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-12

…or hold a management position within the persons or entities they control, less than three years after the termination of their duties. During this same period, they may not hold the same positions i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation concerning Community designs

Article R522-1

Actions and claims relating to Community designs provided for by Article L. 522-2 shall be brought before the judicial courts referred to in Article R. 211-7 of the Code of Judicial Organisation.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article L612-1

Every consumer has the right to have recourse free of charge to a consumer mediator with a view to the amicable resolution of a dispute between him and a professional. To this end, the trader shall gu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-1

Private individuals' over-indebtedness commissions have the task of dealing, under the conditions set out in this book, with the over-indebtedness situation defined in article L. 711-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article R612-1

The mediation of consumer disputes referred to in 5° of Article L. 611-1 meets the following requirements: 1° It is easily accessible by electronic means or by ordinary mail to all parties, consumer o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Office of the judge

Article R632-1

…ons of this code ex officio in disputes arising from its application.It shall exclude ex officio, after having heard the parties' observations, the application of a clause whose unfairness is apparent…

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