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Showing 151160 of 34678 articles for Art. CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers and bakery signs

Article L132-27

…mount of the fine may be increased, in a manner proportionate to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the last three annual turnover figures known on…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-27

For service or works contracts and supply contracts requiring installation work or including the provision of services, the purchaser may require that certain essential tasks be performed by one of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-27

The resources of the French Anti-Doping Agency include : 1° Subsidies from the State and its public establishments; 2° Income from the services it provides; 3° Donations and legacies; 4° Other own res…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-27

…s by decree:1° When the text has not been signed by all of the most representative organisations concerned;2° Where the agreement does not include all the mandatory clauses listed in Article L. 2261-2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-27

…sions of Section 2 of this chapter, to the exclusion of Subsection 2 where the companies are not concerned by the latter. Where the first paragraph is applied, the draft terms referred to in Article L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Collective investment management companies

Article L775-27

Article L. 543-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017, subject to the deletion of the words: "managers of European venture c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-27

…group of local authorities responsible for waste collection informs residents of the collection procedures mentioned in article R. 2224-26 by making a collection guide available. In municipalities wi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Social protection of practitioners.

Article R6154-27

…s university hospital practitioners, in application of article 82 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13th December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff in hospitals and university centres and who are…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to conveyor belts.

Article R342-27

The articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Qualification system for contracting entities

Article R2162-27

…se a qualification system established by a third party. They shall inform the economic operators concerned thereof.

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