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Showing 531540 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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-27

…ting expenditure. They service the loans using all the resources available to them under article L. 710-1 of the French Commercial Code. The transmission to the supervisory authority of the deliberati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-27

…e is no need to wait for the expiry of the period provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 743-169 when compensation is due, pursuant to the provisions of articles R. 743-169 and R. 743-176,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Health department

Article R1424-27

A consultative committee of the health subdirectorate is set up, chaired by the chief medical officer. This commission comprises the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Pharmacist, the Chief Nurse…

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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

For a single loan, payments corresponding to the commission or commissions assumed by a local authority or grouping must be made in a single instalment to the lenders, credit institutions or finance c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-27

…e representative refers a matter to the regional audit chamber, in accordance with article L. 1612-14, it shall attach to its referral, in addition to the administrative account and the management acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Seaports (R).

Article R1614-27

The Prefect shall communicate to the representatives of the local authorities and their groupings, within one month of their publication, the statistics drawn up at departmental, regional and national…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-27

Hermetically sealed coffins must be made of biodegradable material and meet composition, resistance and watertightness characteristics set by order of the minister responsible for health after receivi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-27

…ible for waste collection informs residents of the collection procedures mentioned in article R. 2224-26 by making a collection guide available. In municipalities with a website, the collection guide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-27

…itoring the conditions of their enforcement, in accordance with the principles laid down by article 707. To this end, he is assisted by the Sentence Enforcement Commission, as well as by the Penitenti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The officers of the fund and the assistance of the accountants of the Directorate-General of Public Finance

Article R518-27

Caisse des dépôts et consignations officials shall issue receipts for sums collected on behalf of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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