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Showing 131140 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article L4132-27

Each year, the representative of the State in the region informs the Regional Council, by means of a special report, of the activity of the State services in the region. This special report may give r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R641-27

…the official receiver shall decide whether or not there are grounds, in accordance with Article L. 641-4, to initiate or continue the verification of unsecured claims.

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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

For the purposes of satisfying the checks provided for in article L. 123-45, any natural or legal person subject to the obligation to register in the National Register of Companies as a company in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 277 A

…s officials;3° Imports of goods intended to be placed under one of the arrangements mentioned in 2°;4° Intra-Community acquisitions of goods intended to be placed under one of the arrangements mention…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7122-27

When the territorial collectivity of French Guyana distributes, in any form whatsoever, a general information bulletin on the achievements and management of the Assembly of French Guyana, a space is r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7222-27

When the territorial community of Martinique distributes, in any form whatsoever, a general information bulletin on the achievements and management of the Assembly of Martinique and the Executive Coun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Assembly and dismantling of lifts.

Article R4543-27

Any operation to lift or hold the cab at a height must be carried out using appropriate lifting equipment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-276

…where applicable, at all practice sites authorised in application of the provisions of article R. 4127-270. A dental surgeon practising on his own may enlist the assistance of either a single studen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-27

The training referred to in Article L. 314-25 allows, as a minimum, to acquire under the pre-established programme mentioned in article L. 6353-1 of the Labour Code: 1° The knowledge required for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

…blic prosecutor within forty-eight hours. During this period, the provisions of Articles 63-1 to 63-7 shall apply. After verifying the identity of that person, the Public Prosecutor shall inform him,…

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