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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-18

…r certifying, or to the person that controls it or that is controlled by it within the meaning of I and II of Article L. 233-3, services other than the certification of accounts, the total fees invoic…

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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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-18

In the event of non-compliance of an application for registration, reasoned notification shall be given to the applicant. The applicant shall be given a period in which to regularise the application o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-18

The liquidator shall distribute the proceeds of the assets and pay the creditors according to the ranking of the security interests attaching to their claims.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-18

…a leasing contract accompanied by a promise of sale or hire purchase, the lessor is entitled to demand, pursuant to article L. 312-40, an indemnity equal to the difference between, on the one hand, t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article R341-18

A failure by the lender to comply with any of the obligations relating to the renewal of renewable contracts set out in articles L. 312-75 to L. 312-83 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th clas…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article R712-18

Notifications made by the commission secretariat to the debtor and creditors by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt are duly made to the address previously indicated by the addressee. In…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-18

The court clerk's office carries out publicity measures to allow creditors who have not been notified to lodge third-party objections to the judgment pronouncing a personal recovery without judicial l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-18

The judgment pronouncing the liquidation appoints a liquidator from among the persons on the list drawn up by the public prosecutor pursuant to Article R. 742-5.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1825 G

Customs officers are competent to investigate, record and prosecute offences relating to indirect taxes, duties, taxes, fees and charges subject to the same rules. This article does not apply to infri…

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