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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-27

Drinking water is supplied by a public distribution network, a spring or a private well under the conditions set out in articles L. 1321-4 and L. 1321-7.

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

Article D1332-27

…e basis of all the data relating to water quality collected as part of health monitoring in accordance with the provisions of articles D. 1332-23 and D. 1332-24, during the current year's bathing seas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to all applications

Article R464-27

The Public Prosecutor's Office may take notice of cases in which it considers it should intervene.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Duties of the Registrar and appeals

Article R521-27

…ed registration is attached. The appeal must be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the registry within fifteen days of notification of the decision. The appeal must stat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article R526-27

…e professional activity referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 526-22, and without prejudice to articles D. 123-235 and D. 123-236, the sole trader uses a name incorporating his surname or u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Declaration of claims.

Article R631-27

Articles R. 622-21 to R. 622-26 are applicable to receivership proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-27

The plan execution commissioner shall also indicate on the slip provided for in Article R. 521-6 whether the asset may be moved and the duration of the inalienability measure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R641-27

The liquidator, within two months of taking up his duties, shall submit to the official receiver a statement mentioning the valuation of the assets and the preferential and unsecured liabilities. In t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Announcement of results and election disputes.

Article R713-27

The candidates with the highest number of votes in the election for the regional chamber of commerce and industry are elected to the regional chamber of commerce and industry and to the territorial ch…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-27

…ntiality of the information contained therein. However, in the event of disciplinary or criminal proceedings based on a breach relating to the information contained in the declaration of interests or…

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