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Showing 171180 of 34678 articles for Art. CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5842-27

…le II of Book I of Part Two, excluding Articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 and L. 2123-22" are replaced by the words: "of Articles L. 2573-7 to L. 2573-10 except insofar as they make articles L. 2123-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-27

An employee who returns to work after maternity leave is entitled to the professional interview mentioned in I of article L. 6315-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article L2122-27

…the authority of the representative of the State in the department: 1° For the publication and enforcement of laws and regulations; 2° For the enforcement of general safety measures; 3° For the specia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-27

Any employee deprived of Sunday rest shall receive remuneration at least equal to double the remuneration normally due for an equivalent period, as well as equivalent compensatory rest in time.The ord…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation of the price variation clause

Article R2191-27

Where the contract includes a price variation clause, the final value of the references used for the application of this clause shall be assessed at the latest on the date of performance of the servic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-27

Drinking water is supplied by a public distribution network, a spring or a private well under the conditions set out in articles L. 1321-4 and L. 1321-7.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Duties of the Registrar and appeals

Article R521-27

…ed registration is attached. The appeal must be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the registry within fifteen days of notification of the decision. The appeal must stat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article R526-27

…e professional activity referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 526-22, and without prejudice to articles D. 123-235 and D. 123-236, the sole trader uses a name incorporating his surname or u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-27

…ment, organisation, health cooperation group or laboratory must comply with the rules of good practice defined by order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article R753-27

…e wording resulting from the decreeR. 351-3no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 351-5No. 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005II. - For the application of I, in the second sentence of Article R. 351-3, the words: "j…

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