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Showing 19711980 of 28545 articles for Art. 27 May 1997

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-14

…eferrals addressed to the authority under the conditions set out in article L. 331-19. These agents may obtain information from the telecommunications operators and from the public authorities. These…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-1

…ration community includes the departmental capital. The demographic threshold of 50,000 inhabitants may also be assessed by taking into account the population as defined in article L. 2334-2, on the d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L591-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: 1° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the representative…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-38

…procedures laid down for road traffic accidents in application of the provisions of article R. 421-27.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5

…22-16, relating to apprenticeship contracts followed by open-ended employment contracts; 6° L. 6222-27 to L. 6222-29, relating to pay; 7° L. 6223-1 to L. 6223-8, relating to the employer's obligations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R26

…request signed by the applicant or one of the agents mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 27 and delivered against a receipt or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-22

The profile of bathing waters classified, pursuant to article D. 1332-27, as being of "good", "sufficient" or "insufficient" quality, must be reviewed regularly in order to update it. The frequency an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-19

…tion procedures set out inarticle L. 622-24 of the French Commercial Code and decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies, as well as articles R. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-58-3

…s L. 622-17 and L. 641-13 ;e) The notice and the creditor's response provided for in article L. 622-27 ;f) The declaration of claim for damages provided for in V of articles L. 622-13 and L. 641-11-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-3

…4 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-15 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 20…

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