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Article R22-10-29 of the French Commercial code

The thresholds provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 22-10-36, assessed on the closing date of the financial year, are set at 20 million euros for the balance sheet total, 40 million euros for the net sales figure and 500 for the average number of permanent employees during the financial year.

For the purposes of 2° of Article L. 22-10-10, the companies concerned are those which exceed two of the following three thresholds: a balance sheet total of 20 million euros, net sales of 40 million euros and an average number of permanent employees of 250.

The balance sheet total and net sales must be at least equal to the average number of permanent employees during the financial year.
The balance sheet total and net sales are determined in accordance with the fifth and sixth paragraphs of Article D. 123-200. The average number of permanent employees is determined in accordance with the provisions of article D. 210-21.

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Article R22-10-29

Les seuils prévus au premier alinéa de l’article L. 22-10-36, évalués à la date de clôture de l’exercice, sont fixés à 20 millions d’euros pour le total du bilan, à 40 millions d’euros pour le montant net du chiffre d’affaires et à 500 pour le nombre moyen de salariés permanents employés au cours de l’exercice.


Pour l’application du 2° de l’article L. 22-10-10, les sociétés concernées sont celles qui dépassent deux des trois seuils suivants : un total de bilan de 20 millions d’euros, un chiffre d’affaires net de 40 millions d’euros, un nombre moyen de salariés permanents de 250.


Le total du bilan et le montant net du chiffre d’affaires sont déterminés conformément aux cinquième et sixième alinéas de l’article D. 123-200. Le nombre moyen de salariés permanents est déterminé conformément aux dispositions de l’article D. 210-21.

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