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Showing 851860 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-27

The sale by auction of a property is subject to the provisions of Titles I and II of Book III of the

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of access for humanitarian associations

Article R744-27

Humanitarian associations shall have access, under the conditions set out in this sub-section, to places of detention.This access must not hinder the operation of the place of detention or the activit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-27

…s provided for in this sub-section apply to the intermediaries referred to in 1° of I of article R. 519-4 and to their agents referred to in 4° of the same I.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4322-27

…ake up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate in the cases provided for in I of article L. 4322-10-1. This restricted panel is made up of five elected members and sits in a panel of three memb…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis GB

La contribution à la charge des fabricants ou distributeurs de dispositifs médicaux, tissus et cellules, produits de santé autres que les médicaments et prestations associées, mentionnée à Article L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines resulting in the loss of driving licence points

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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-27

Exceptional aid is awarded and its amount determined in consideration of :1° The difficulties encountered by the distribution company during the theatrical release in 2020 of the cinematographic works…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R343-27

Reasons shall be given for any refusal of access by a journalist to a waiting area.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-27

Estimates must group together the operator's supplies and services, distinguishing them from sums paid to third parties as remuneration for services provided by them and from taxes. They must indicate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Membership of an occupational health service

Article D4625-27

…cial and economic committee on the use of one or more local occupational health and prevention services for the medical surveillance of its remote workers.

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