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Article L123-14 of the French Commercial code

The annual accounts must be regular, fair and give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company.

Where the application of an accounting requirement is not sufficient to give the true and fair view referred to in this article, additional information must be provided in the notes to the accounts.

If, in an exceptional case, the application of an accounting requirement proves inadequate to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position or profit or loss, a derogation must be made. This derogation must be mentioned in the notes to the accounts and duly justified, with an indication of its influence on the assets and liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company.

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Article L123-14

Les comptes annuels doivent être réguliers, sincères et donner une image fidèle du patrimoine, de la situation financière et du résultat de l’entreprise.

Lorsque l’application d’une prescription comptable ne suffit pas pour donner l’image fidèle mentionnée au présent article, des informations complémentaires doivent être fournies dans l’annexe.

Si, dans un cas exceptionnel, l’application d’une prescription comptable se révèle impropre à donner une image fidèle du patrimoine, de la situation financière ou du résultat, il doit y être dérogé. Cette dérogation est mentionnée à l’annexe et dûment motivée, avec l’indication de son influence sur le patrimoine, la situation financière et le résultat de l’entreprise.

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