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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-26

…n the event of non-compliance with this obligation, the High Council may, after unsuccessful formal notice from the Compagnie nationale, request statutory auditors and audit firms to send their activi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-32

The meeting hears the regional council's moral and financial report for the past financial year and the censors' report on the regional council's financial management. It decides on these reports.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-33

The meeting may only discuss matters placed on its agenda by the regional council.The latter is required to place on the agenda matters submitted to it for that purpose at least fifteen days before th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-35

The rules of procedure of the National Company shall lay down the procedures for the national and regional elections. The date for counting the votes is set by the National Council between 15 and 30 S…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-29

When practising in a company, each statutory auditor who is a partner, shareholder or member of the company's management, executive, administrative or supervisory bodies takes part in the meeting of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-23

La Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes instituée par l'article L. 821-6 groups together all the statutory auditors and all the audit firms registered on the list in accordance with Sectio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-25

…ubmit any proposal relating to the interests of its members to the ministers concerned. It supports professionals through its regional companies. The regional companies contribute to the work of the C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-31

…il during the financial years in which they have been in office.Members of the Regional Council may not be censors. The duties of censor are free of charge, but their holders may claim reimbursement o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-24

…may be created within the jurisdiction of a regional company. A regional representative office may not be established within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal where the regional company resulti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-28

…t an assembly convened by the company chairman. Access to the meeting is forbidden to those who are not up to date with the payment of their professional dues one month before the date of the said mee…

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