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Showing 14211430 of 56934 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 27-1-2021 n° 19-26.140 FS-P

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-27

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall decide under an accelerated procedure at the request of the administrative authority responsible for registering the asylum…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Sectors.

Article D4622-27

Each sector has at least one fixed medical centre. In each fixed or mobile medical centre, a list of the names and contact details of: 1° The occupational physicians in the sector; 2° The other member…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-27

The candidates with the highest number of votes in the election for the regional chamber of commerce and industry are elected to the regional chamber of commerce and industry and to the territorial ch…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-27

In the event of the death or impediment of the accounting officer, the competent departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance shall urgently appoint, with the approval of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-27

Where a clinical investigation is carried out at the Institution nationale des invalides or in a health establishment or army hospital with an in-house pharmacy, failure by the sponsor to communicate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Monitoring public exposure and informing the public

Article R1333-27

In application of article L. 1333-6, the average individual doses received by the population as a result of authorised nuclear activities are estimated at least every five years by the Institute for R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-27

Applications must be sent to the secretariat of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, by registered letter with acknow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-27

Failure to comply with Article 73(1) and Article 76(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on the communication of information intended to be made…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of subcontracting after notification of the contract

Article R2393-27

When the declaration of subcontracting is made after the contract has been notified, the contractor shall submit to the purchaser, against a receipt or by registered letter with acknowledgement of rec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-27

The missions of the French Office for Immigration and Integration abroad are placed under the permanent control of French diplomatic and consular representatives abroad.The representations of the offi…

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