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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-9

The statutory auditors shall certify, giving reasons for their assessments, that the annual accounts are regular and fair and give a true and fair view of the results of operations for the past financ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1401

Taxpayers may only be released from the taxation to which wasteland and waste land, moorland and heathland and land habitually flooded or devastated by water must be subject if these properties are re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-5

Where warranted by an emergency situation, in particular that described in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, or an adverse development that is likely to threaten market liquidity or the stab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-73

I.-When the company's shares are not all in registered form, the notice referred to in article R. 225-66 is preceded by a notice published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, at least t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…work of the Board of Directors and in particular the school's draft budget, in accordance with the guidelines set by the State and the guidelines relating to equipment and operations set by the regio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-9

…ts the principles set out in article L. 101-2 of the town planning code.It sets out the fundamental guidelines for the protection and enhancement of the territory, agricultural, rural and forestry dev…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11-2

…the public establishment, within the framework of an agreement for the provision of services; > The guidelines for mutualisation of services and the conditions under which the mayor has functional aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-3

…ns for the staff of the establishments belonging to the group;5° The definition of common strategic guidelines for the prospective management of jobs and skills, attractiveness and recruitment, remune…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-44

…n : 1° The general policy and objectives of the establishment and gives its approval to the general guidelines and measures relating to the organisation and operation of the establishment; 2° The budg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-3

…tatives of the Agency's staff.The Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Director General are appointed by decree. The other members of the Board of Directors are appointed by order of the Ministe…

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