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Article R123-172 of the French Commercial code

A document describing the accounting procedures and organisation is drawn up by the trader whenever the document is necessary for understanding the processing system and for carrying out controls.

This document is kept for as long as the presentation of the accounting documents to which it relates is required.

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Article R123-172

Un document décrivant les procédures et l’organisation comptables est établi par le commerçant dès lors que le document est nécessaire à la compréhension du système de traitement et à la réalisation des contrôles.

Ce document est conservé aussi longtemps qu’est exigée la présentation des documents comptables auxquels il se rapporte.

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