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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-30

The deliberations of the Board of Directors of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of a regulatory nature shall be published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée, in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1

The undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-1 having their registered office in France and the undertakings referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 must be incorporated in the form of a soci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-3

The declaration of the programme of events held in a registered exhibition centre, provided for in Article R. 762-5, drawn up on the basis of information gathered from the organisers of the said event…

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Control and common provisions

Article L317-1

Banque de France officials commissioned by the Minister for the Economy and the officials referred to in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the Consumer Code are authorised, in the course of their dut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-1

I. - Article L. 1617-1, with the exception of its last paragraph, and articles L. 1617-2and L. 1617-3 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L422-1

Articles L. 112-1, L. 112-2 and L. 333-5 of this Code do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-10

A party may challenge the measures imposed by the commission pursuant to articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 or L. 733-7.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6

The professional practice standard on the application of the concept of materiality when planning and performing an audit, approved by the Garde des Sceaux, Minister of Justice, is shown below:APPLICA…

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