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Showing 121130 of 19598 articles for Art. CE 27-5-1988 n° 62764

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (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…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-27

Where the expert opinion is ordered by the court, it shall be carried out in accordance with the rules of this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-27

…counter-analysis carried out, at his own expense, by a laboratory offering guarantees of independence, competence and impartiality. Before any analysis, this laboratory checks the integrity of the se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-27

…23-26 are victims of an accident occurring in the course of their duties, the public authorities concerned shall pay directly to practitioners, pharmacists, medical auxiliaries, suppliers and establis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-27

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-27

…35-26 are victims of an accident occurring in the course of their duties, the public authorities concerned shall pay directly to the practitioners, pharmacists, medical auxiliaries, suppliers and esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-27

…trateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, no later than three months before the date of the session. The application file must include:…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-27

…+ 1 in the following cases:…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-27

…stment trust, a professional real estate investment trust or a securitisation fund for an agreed price, to another legal entity, a fonds commun de placement, a fonds de placement immobilier, a fonds p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-27

…icinal products mentioned in articles R. 5121-25 and R. 5121-26 are considered to contain all the necessary and sufficient data for the evaluation of these medicinal products within the meaning of art…

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