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Showing 201210 of 34678 articles for Art. CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Eggs and poultrymeat

Article R412-27

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 and 2, of paragraph 3 of Chapter I and those of V of Chapter II of Section X "Eggs and egg products" of Anne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…ofessional Qualifications under I of article L. 6113-5 are subject to prior consultation in accordance with I of article L. 6113-3 in the following manner:1° National diplomas, diplomas conferring a u…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-27

The Banque de France cancels the declaration of a payment incident at the request of the drawee in the following cases: 1° When the refusal to pay or the issuing of the non-payment advice note is the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-27

…iture resulting from their actions in all the areas in which their powers are exercised, with the exception of their operating expenditure. They service the loans using all the resources available to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Assumption of commissions payable by beneficiaries of loan guarantees (R)

Article R1511-27

…thority or grouping must be made in a single instalment to the lenders, credit institutions or finance companies acting as guarantors..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multiannual regional plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1434-27

The National Committee for Risk Management and Efficiency in the Healthcare System, when a referral is made to it either by one of its members or by a Director General of a Regional Health Agency, exa…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Specific provisions for mobile or portable equipment emitting ionising radiation

Article R4451-27

…ble equipment emitting ionising radiation where the effective dose assessed at 1 metre from the source of ionising radiation is greater than 0.0025 millisieverts integrated over one hour. These provis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5

Article A811-27

…trateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, no later than three months before the date of the session. The application file must include:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval and supervision of pre-orientation and vocational education centres

Article R5213-27

The pre-orientation centres defined in article R. 5213-2 and the vocational education or re-education centres defined in 1° to 3° of article R. 5213-9 are approved by the Regional Prefect.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Treatment of over-indebtedness and payment incidents

Article R721-27

In order to identify all the accounts held in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 131-72 and the second para…

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