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Showing 601610 of 67840 articles for Art. 1 and Arrêté ECOT2301445A du 27-1-2023 Art. 1

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to the use of counterfoil receipt books

Article A37-27

I. - On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of "B. Encaissement", the offender and the ticketing officers affix their signatures under the words: "He acknowledges having been i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-27

…hin the meaning of Title I of Book V of the Environment Code. This fee varies depending on whether: 1° The facility or facilities are subject to declaration; 2° At least one of the classified faciliti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-27

…ing expenditure. They service the loans using all the resources available to them under article L. 710-1 of the French Commercial Code. The transmission to the supervisory authority of the deliberatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of electoral rolls

Article R4031-27

The electoral lists are compiled by the national commission referred to in article R. 4031-23 from either the registers referred to in articles L. 4111-1 and L. 4221-1, or the directories created for…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27

…munications services shall communicate to consumers, insofar as it concerns a service they provide: 1° The information mentioned in articles L. 111-1, L. 221-5 and, where applicable, L. 221-8 and L. 2…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Modification of the initial conditions of membership and operation

Article L5212-27

I. - Syndicats de communes and syndicats mixtes may be authorised to merge under the conditions set out in this article.The draft perimeter of the proposed new syndicate may be set by order of the Sta…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-27

…Coopératif may carry out any financial transactions on behalf of sociétés coopératives de médecins and their unions, in particular : 1° Make available to them funds specially allocated to them or tha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-27

The purpose of the project studies is :1° To specify the overall solution and the technical, architectural and landscaping choices;2° To determine the characteristics and dimensions of the various str…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-274

The habitual practice of dentistry outside a fixed professional facility that complies with the provisions defined by this code of ethics is prohibited.However, exemptions may be granted in the intere…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Interventions in economic and social matters.

Article D2573-27

I. - The articles D. 2252-1 and R. 2252-2 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For its application in French Polynesia, Article D…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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