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Showing 20012010 of 28545 articles for Art. 27 May 1997

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-23

…22 as well as the periodic assessment of the state of preservation provided for in article R. 1334-27 and the visual examination provided for in article R. 1334-29-3 are carried out by persons who me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…assistance provided for in II of Article 136 of the Finance Act No. 96-1181 of 30 December 1996 for 1997, the sums remaining due in respect of the payment of the retirement equivalent allowance provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-32

…laration shall be accompanied by a file containing, among the information listed in Article R. 5126-27, the elements enabling the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to assess the nature an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-10

…offin corresponding to the characteristics prescribed in articles R. 2213-20, R. 2213-25 to R. 2213-27 of the General Local Authorities Code, at the expense and under the responsibility of the establi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26-1

…bligations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, which has been provided or created by the consumer when using the digital content or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater L

…the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (E…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-1

…define the general guidelines and the various areas to which the obligation of continuing education may relate and shall ensure compliance with the obligations of statutory auditors in this area; 4° I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…ies are also subject to Articles L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 613-24 as well as to the additional supervision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…concentration and various measures to simplify local public action L. 5211-8 law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 L. 5211-9 law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018 L. 5211-9-1 law no. 2001-1248 of 21 December 200…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 I bis

…tract, and which are paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations pursuant to the articles L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 du code de la mutualité, are subject to a levy on the sha…

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