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Showing 651660 of 34678 articles for Art. CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…and permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered office is located in France, or at least five thousand permanent employees in the company and its direct…

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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 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 D6124-27-1

…ntinuous parametric monitoring ; 3° Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation; 4° Organ replacement procedures. II. - Intensive care units are equipped for : 1° X-ray, ultrasound and bronchial…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-27-1

…in article R. 212-10-8, if they : 1° Submit their application via the national pre-registration procedure mentioned in the second paragraph of I of article L. 612-3 of the Education Code ; 2° Hold th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-4

When the official report concerns a lump-sum fine and was drawn up using the secure electronic device, sheet no. 4 is not used and can be destroyed. In all other cases, slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, used t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies A

I.-The reduced rates referred to in II apply to self-deliveries of the following works: 1° Work to extend the premises or to bring the building to a new state within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of Art…

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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-27-1

If the sentenced person refuses to have the device fitted, the sentence enforcement judge shall without delay organise the adversarial debate provided for by Article 712-6 to possibly decide on one of…

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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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