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Showing 621630 of 14253 articles for Art. CE 27-7-2012 n° 337656

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…and permanent employees in the company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries whose registered office is located in France, or at least five thousand permanent employees in the company and its direct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-27-1

For the medical devices mentioned in Article R. 5212-26 and used during exposure to ionising radiation :1° Manufacturers shall provide operators with the internal quality control procedures for their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-27-1

When the municipality's contribution to the department's social assistance expenditure for 1999 is paid by the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation instead of the member municipality,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-27-1

…e prefect for a renewable period of five years. The approval order specifies the nature of the offences that the private security guard is responsible for recording, within the limits of the rights av…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article R1313-27-1

…gronomic and socio-economic benefits of the various plant protection solutions available in accordance with the principles of agroecology, including biocontrol solutions;4° The health, environmental a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 5.5% in respect of:A. - Supplies relating to:1° Foodstuffs intended for human consumption, products normally intended to be used in the preparation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-27

…5° Reject applications that are clearly unfounded ;6° Discharge the obligation to pay when the notice of payment of the post-parking charge, the rectifying notice of payment or the enforcement order…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

The professional practice standard relating to the mission of the statutory auditor appointed for three financial years provided for in Article L. 823-12-1 of the Commercial Code, approved by the Mini…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-27

…commercial warranties subscribed in connection with the supply of digital content or a digital service.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-2

…ior to the conclusion of a contract, providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall inform end users of the existence of the rights to compensation provided for in Article L.…

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