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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-2

Persons engaging in the activity of agent, managing or administering an agent or to whom responsibility for the activity of agent is delegated are subject to the disqualifications mentioned in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-1

I. - At the close of each financial year the board of directors, the management board or the managers shall draw up the inventory, the annual accounts in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-3

In sociétés anonymes, the documents referred to in article L. 232-2 are analysed in written reports on the development of the company, drawn up by the board of directors or the management board. The d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-6

I.-Any commercial company that neither controls nor is controlled by another company within the meaning of II or III of article L. 233-16, and whose turnover at the end of two consecutive financial ye…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-5

Companies that prepare consolidated accounts in accordance with articles L. 233-18 to L. 233-26 may, under the conditions set out in article L. 123-17 and notwithstanding article L. 123-18, register t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-2

In commercial companies that meet one of the criteria defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and drawn from the number of employees or turnover, possibly taking into account the nature of the busines…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-4

In companies other than sociétés anonymes, the reports provided for in article L. 232-3 are drawn up by the managers, who send them to the statutory auditor, the works council and, where applicable, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employee obligations.

Article L4122-2

Measures taken in the field of health and safety at work must not entail any financial burden for employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employee obligations.

Article L4122-1

In accordance with the instructions given by the employer, under the conditions set out in the internal regulations for companies required to draw up such regulations, it is the responsibility of each…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cinematographic exhibition rights

Article L211-1

Cinematographic representation is subject to obtaining an operating licence issued by the Minister of Culture.This licence may be refused or issued subject to conditions for reasons relating to the pr…

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