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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L623-1

The administrator, with the help of the debtor and the possible assistance of one or more experts, is responsible for drawing up an economic and social balance sheet of the business in a report.The ec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12

To carry out audits, the High Council's officers are empowered to: 1° Obtain from the statutory auditor any document or information, in any form whatsoever, relating to the statutory audit engagement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-10

Auditors and any person participating in an audit assignment shall be appointed in such a way as to avoid any conflict of interest with the statutory auditors who are the subject of the audits.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-15

The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L5321-1

The activity of placement consists of providing, on a regular basis, services aimed at matching job offers with job applications, without the person carrying out this activity becoming a party to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control

Article L5323-1

Officials and agents responsible for monitoring the application of employment law are empowered to record breaches of the provisions of Chapter I. Where the placement activity is carried out in disreg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-4

…igations set out in this article once the company that controls them, within the meaning of Article L. 233-3, draws up and implements a due diligence plan relating to the activity of the company and a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-1

The offence of "marchandage", as defined in article L. 8231-1, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The penalties are increased to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-10

The Articles L. 23-10-7 to L. 23-10-9 are applicable to the sale of a shareholding in a company subject to special regulations requiring that all or part of its capital be held by one or more members…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-1

…organisations and independent management organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 321-4 and in the second paragraph of article L. 321-6 as well as their subsidiaries and the organ…

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