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Showing 371380 of 52948 articles for Art. CE 27-1-2017 n° 391817

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

Article R5126-27

…he authorisation to operate the establishment or by the legal representative of the legal entity concerned. It is accompanied by a file containing the following information: 1° The number of patients…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Accommodation

Article R4228-27

The habitable surface area and volume, within the meaning ofArticle R. 156-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code, of premises used for workers' accommodation may not be less than 6 square metr…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276-4

The debtor of a compensatory allowance in the form of an annuity may, at any time, apply to the judge for the substitution of a capital sum for all or part of the annuity. The substitution is made in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-27

The payee shall pay the charges levied by his payment service provider and the payer shall pay the charges levied by his payment service provider where: 1° A payment transaction is made within the Eur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Livret de développement durable et solidaire (sustainable and socially responsible development passbook)

Article L221-27

The Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire is opened by natural persons whose tax residence is in France in establishments and organisations authorised to receive deposits. The sums deposited in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-27

…ntion enabling the gamete donor to be identified;3° The identity of the couple or unmarried woman receiving the gametes;4° The unique European code.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-employment medical examination

Article R4624-27

…o occupy an identical job presenting equivalent risks of exposure; 2° The occupational physician concerned is in possession of the worker's last medical opinion for fitness; 3° No measure formulated u…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Merger

Article L5212-27

…e part of the same department, or by joint order of the State representatives in the departments concerned in the opposite case:1° Either within two months of the first deliberation forwarded, at the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-27

The Caisse Centrale de Crédit Coopératif may carry out any financial transactions on behalf of sociétés coopératives de médecins and their unions, in particular : 1° Make available to them funds speci…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-27

The minimum repayment of the capital borrowed at each instalment provided for in article

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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