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Showing 401410 of 52948 articles for Art. CE 27-1-2017 n° 391817

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Identification of accounts and treatment of overindebtedness

Article L721-27

…ommunicate all or part of the information it holds on the financial situation of companies to other central banks, to the tax departments of New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-27

…ntaining asbestos is carried out within a maximum of three years from the date on which the owner receives the survey report or the results of the last assessment of the state of preservation, or when…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-27

The file referred to in article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article D47-27

…s the safety of individuals or seriously undermines public order, the public prosecutor, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code, informs the representative of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-27

During the examination of marketing authorisation applications, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may order any inv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-27

…ts, which are included in the final report. In the event of an emergency or where it is otherwise necessary to take immediate action to establish facts or conduct likely to constitute a breach of the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-27

The secure space mentioned in Article D. 224-26 includes functionalities enabling the consumer to ask the supplier to transmit to the distribution system operator his requests, which may be at his cho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-27

…ents provided for in I of Article R. 663-29 are set proportionally:1° To the amount of the total price, inclusive of all taxes, of the assets sold, after deduction of the remuneration, inclusive of al…

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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

…ut an activity as a river freight carrier, that it satisfies the conditions of professional competence provided for in article R. 4421-3 of the Transport Code. The declaration is accompanied by the ce…

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

Article R4127-270

The usual place of practice of a dental surgeon is that of the professional residence in respect of which he is registered on the roll of the departmental council, in accordance with article L. 4112-1…

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