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Showing 231240 of 34678 articles for Art. CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-277

…nd carries out the checks referred to in article R. 123-276 within one working day of the Chamber receiving the complete file. The President of the departmental Chamber of Trades and Crafts or, by del…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-279

…ut an activity as a river freight carrier, that it satisfies the conditions of professional competence provided for in article R. 4421-3 of the Transport Code. The declaration is accompanied by the ce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-27

Voting takes place by post. At least fifteen days before the election, the representative of the State shall send the electors :1° The dates and times of the opening and closing of the ballot ;2° Voti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-27

The assignment or pledge takes effect between the parties and becomes enforceable against third parties on the date stamped on the slip when it is delivered, regardless of the date on which the receiv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-27

Each shareholder may, at any time, inspect, under the conditions set out in Article 48 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978, the company's annual financial statements and the report on the company's re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article R814-27

…mission by the president of the court that appointed them. This decision may be appealed in accordance with the rules of articles 714 to 718 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Cash and cash equivalents

Article R6332-27

The cash available to a skills operator at 31 December of a given year for work-linked training or the skills development plan may not exceed one third of the expenses recorded during the last financi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Entering into an innovation partnership

Article R2172-27

A prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice may not be used in place of the contract notice.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article L4424-27

The territorial authority's aid regime in favour of economic development, provided for in Title I of Book V of Part One, is determined by the territorial authority by deliberation of the Assembly of C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-27

The accredited body will send the Prefect or the Minister for Employment a half-yearly activity report including, in particular, the list of projects assisted, the conditions under which they were car…

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