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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article L622-1

…origin, any approved association recognised as representative at national level pursuant to article L. 811-1 may, if it has been mandated by at least two of the consumers concerned, bring an action fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L242-1

…out an activity the size of which exceeds the thresholds mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 111-6, when these entities have construction work carried out on their behalf for a purpose other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1-1

…or psychiatric care without consent in the form of full hospitalisation, in application of Chapters II and III of Title I of this Book, may be taken in charge and transported to a health establishment…

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

Article L822-17

…ot report them in their report to the general meeting or to the competent body mentioned in Article L. 823-1.

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

Article L822-13

Persons who have been directors or employees of a person or entity may not be appointed as statutory auditors of that person or entity less than five years after they cease to hold office. During the…

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

Article L822-11

…ies that control it or that are controlled by it in the European Union, within the meaning of I and II of Article L. 233-3, the services mentioned in e of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) N…

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

Article L822-14

…n, and, in companies of statutory auditors, the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 822-9 may not certify the accounts of public interest entities, persons and entities referred to…

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

Article L822-19

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

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

Article L822-18

Liability claims against statutory auditors are time-barred under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-254.

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

Article L822-16

The rules making up the 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…

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