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Showing 101110 of 52948 articles for Art. CE 27-1-2017 n° 391817

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-27-1

…ny person having standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate assisted by experts appointed by the plaintiff, pursuant t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-27-1

…ns for the appointment of the experts mentioned in the first paragraph guaranteeing their independence.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-27-1

The first paragraph of article L. 3132-25-4 is applicable to employees deprived of Sunday rest pursuant to article L. 3132-26.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction between Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-27

Where it is established that parallel proceedings exist, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall enter into direct consultations with a view to reaching a consensus on any effec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-27-1

The liquidator shall be allocated, in respect of the task of drawing up the inventory entrusted to him pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 641-2, a fee determined by an or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4322-27-1

…al body finds that there is an objective reason likely to call its impartiality into question, on receipt of an application, it will immediately forward the application to the president of the nationa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4351-27-1

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 27

The judge shall carry out all useful investigations, even of his own motion. He shall have the right to hear, without formality, persons who can enlighten him and those whose interests are likely to b…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 276

The expert must take into consideration the observations or claims of the parties, and, where they are in writing, attach them to his opinion if the parties so request. However, where the expert has s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 277

When the public prosecutor is present at the expert assessment operations, his observations are, at his request, recorded in the expert's opinion, as well as the follow-up given to them by the expert.

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