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Showing 23112320 of 2947 articles for Art. 27 mars 2002

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Accommodation

Article L552-7

…y be subject to automated processing, under the conditions laid down by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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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
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

…of the exercise of which the offence was committed, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-27 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Exclusion from public contracts for a maximum of five years; 3° Confisc…

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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
Paragraph 1: Remedies sought before the First President of the Court of Appeal

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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19-1

…rly with a view to combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration, signed in Prüm on 27 May 2005; 2° By any act adopted pursuant to Title IV or VI of the Treaty on European Union and pu…

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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
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to 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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-16

I.-The meetings of the sub-committees mentioned in article R. 2272-10, with the exception of the sub-committee on agreements when it meets in its specific formation in application of 1° of article R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

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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