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

Article L822-10

The duties of a statutory auditor are incompatible:1° With any activity or any act likely to undermine its independence;2° With any salaried employment; however, a statutory auditor may provide teachi…

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

Article L822-15

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 823-12 and specific legislative provisions, statutory auditors, as well as their employees and experts, are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts,…

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

Article L822-1

…drawn up by the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes, under the conditions set out in articles L. 822-1-1 to L. 822-1-4. II.-A list drawn up by the High Council enumerates the third-country contr…

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

Article L822-12

…the persons performing the duties of statutory auditor mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 822-9 may not be appointed as officers, directors, members of the supervisory board or hold a man…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6232-1

…proposals which it may adopt within the framework of Articles LO 6251-12, LO 6251-14 and LO 6251-15.II. - On a proposal from the Executive Council, the Territorial Council may submit to a referendum a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The territorial housing council

Article L72-112-1

…eil d'Etat.The Council shall be chaired by a councillor of the Martinique Territorial Housing Council.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Control of video exhibition revenues

Article L222-1

…Article L. 221-1 must keep up-to-date documents enabling the origin and conditions of exploitation to be ide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Gifts and bequests

Article L2242-1

The Town Council decides on the acceptance of donations and legacies made to the commune.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical biology laboratory

Article L6212-1

…iology examinations are carried out. Subject to the territorial location rules mentioned in Article L. 6222-5, the same laboratory may be located on one or more sites.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cosmetic surgery

Article L6322-1

…operating conditions. These are subject to certification under the conditions laid down in article L. 6113-3. The creation of these facilities is subject to authorisation by the competent local admin…

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