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Showing 27112720 of 2878 articles for Art. 27 mars 1991

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49

…the opening of compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 613-27.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

…ompetences listed in I of l'article L. 5217-2 on the date of entry into force of Law no. 2014-57 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropolise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…ative establishments".VI. - For the application of article R. 2123-9:1° The words: "article L. 3121-27 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "the regulations applicable locally";2° The words:…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 bis

…buildings not covered by article 1500, and to 1.01 for all other built properties; k. In respect of 1991, to 1 for non-built properties, to 1.01 for industrial buildings not covered by article 1500, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-2

…plusieurs établissements pharmaceutiques se livrer, dans le cadre du décret n° 91-685 du 14 juillet 1991 fixant les attributions du service de santé des armées, à la distribution en gros et en l'état…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

As from the date of entry into force of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, customs officers vested with the duties of head of post or officials designated by them holding the grade of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Appointment of a representative in France

Article 289 A

…ons not established in the European Union who only carry out transactions mentioned in I of Article 277 A in suspension of payment of value added tax or supplies of natural gas, electricity, heat or r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-8

I. - Communes are responsible for wastewater treatment.In this context, they draw up a collective wastewater treatment plan including, before the end of 2013, a detailed description of wastewater coll…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe art. A132-4

Contracting company(name and legal form)Name :Address (of registered office and, if applicable, branch and name of Member State).......................................................Information note1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…2021-875 of 1 July 2021 L. 312-21 order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-22 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 312-23Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 II.For the application of the articles m…

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