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Article L123-12 of the French Commercial code

Any natural or legal person who is a trader must make an accounting record of movements affecting the assets and liabilities of his business. These movements are recorded chronologically.

It must check by inventory, at least once every twelve months, the existence and value of the assets and liabilities of the company’s assets.

It must draw up annual accounts at the close of the financial year in the light of the accounting records and the inventory. These annual accounts comprise the balance sheet, profit and loss account and notes to the accounts, which form an indivisible whole.

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Article L123-12

Toute personne physique ou morale ayant la qualité de commerçant doit procéder à l’enregistrement comptable des mouvements affectant le patrimoine de son entreprise. Ces mouvements sont enregistrés chronologiquement.

Elle doit contrôler par inventaire, au moins une fois tous les douze mois, l’existence et la valeur des éléments actifs et passifs du patrimoine de l’entreprise.

Elle doit établir des comptes annuels à la clôture de l’exercice au vu des enregistrements comptables et de l’inventaire. Ces comptes annuels comprennent le bilan, le compte de résultat et une annexe, qui forment un tout indissociable.

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