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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L322-27-2

I. - The central body is responsible for ensuring the cohesion and smooth running of the network. It exercises administrative, technical and financial control over the organisation and management of t…

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

Article L5211-27-2

The provisions of article L. 2241-3 are applicable to public establishments for intercommunal cooperation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-27-2

…isation of critical care;4° A flexibility plan for the organisation of its capacity and human resources, enabling it to anticipate an increase in intensive care activity, in the context of seasonal va…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional Cooperation Fund

Article R*4433-27

The list of operations financed by the regional cooperation fund and the subsidy rate applicable to each shall be determined after consultation with the heads of diplomatic posts in the States concern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article R1313-27-3

Membership of the Monitoring Committee is incompatible with membership of the Scientific Advisory Board and the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article R1313-27-4

…e shall meet at the request of the Director General of the Agency. It shall draw up its rules of procedure and submit them to the Director General of the Agency for approval. It shall inform the Board…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article D1313-27-2

…member shall be appointed under the conditions laid down in the previous paragraph. The term of office of this member thus appointed expires at the same time as that of the other members of the Monito…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 5.5% in respect of:A. - Supplies relating to:1° Foodstuffs intended for human consumption, products normally intended to be used in the preparation of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 B

I.-Intra-Community acquisitions and imports of goods, other than works of art, are subject to the rate laid down for the supply of the same goods. II. II - The supply of work under contract is subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 A

By way of derogation from I and II of article 257 ter, where the elements other than incidental elements of a transaction are subject to the special rates provided for in articles 281 quater to 281 oc…

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