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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-27

For the application of articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26, each mandated employee is entitled to the time necessary to carry out his duties within the limits of a duration which, save in exceptional…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

…ude the multi-annual agreements provided for in the premier alinéa du I de l'article 10-3 de la loi n° 2003-710 du 1er août 2003 précitée et, le cas échéant, de leurs protocoles de préfiguration; 11°…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 27 bis

Reimbursement of import duties may be granted where it is established that, at the time of importation, the goods were defective or did not comply with the terms of the contract under which they were…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-27

…it will make use of this possibility.In the final phase of the dialogue, the number of solutions remaining to be discussed must be sufficient to ensure genuine competition, provided that there is a s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account.

Article L6323-27

The account is credited with an annual amount, expressed in euros, subject to a ceiling which may not exceed ten times the annual amount. The value of this ceiling and this amount are set by decree by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R7111-27

The Professional Journalists Identity Card Committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure. The committee may only deliberate when at least five representatives of employers and five representative…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Livret de développement durable et solidaire (sustainable and socially responsible development passbook)

Article L221-27

The Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire is opened by natural persons whose tax residence is in France in establishments and organisations authorised to receive deposits. The sums deposited in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Authorisation of establishments

Article R1261-27

I.-The application is deemed to be complete if, within two months of its receipt, the ministers responsible for the applicant institution have not informed the latter of any missing or incomplete info…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-27

A foreign national who has been admitted to reside in another Member State of the European Union for the same reasons as those mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 421-26 may carry out an as…

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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 R123-276

…nd within whose jurisdiction is located: 1° In the case of a natural person: > either a) either its main establishment carrying on an activity in the trades and crafts sector; > or b) Or, in the case…

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