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Showing 611620 of 10563 articles for Art. CE 27-9-2006 n° 285279

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-27

The agenda is set by the Chairman. In particular, the agenda must include matters falling within the remit of the committee, the examination of which has been requested by at least half of the full em…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 273 septies C

Value-added tax relating to purchases, imports, intra-Community acquisitions, deliveries and services carried out from 1 January 2006 ceases to be excluded from the right to deduct in respect of off-r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-6

…V of Article A. 37-27-2, and articles A. 37-27-3 to A. 37-27-5 shall not apply if the ticketing officer is equipped with a device enabling a dematerialised receipt to be sent to the offender or the pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-5

When the standard counterfoil receipt provided for in Article A. 37-27-1 is issued by an automated system involving the printing of sheets to be given to the offender or the perpetrator of the offence…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27-1

The chairmen and vice-chairmen of a fire and rescue service board of directors, who receive, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1424-27, allowances for the actual performance of their duties, ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-1

Attending officers may also receive immediate payment of the fixed fine or the deposit provided for in article L. 121-4 of the Highway Code, when the official report is drawn up using a secure electro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article D6241-27-1

…shments to which it will allocate the contribution for the year in question via the electronic service mentioned in II of article L. 6241-2, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations shall inform the employe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27-1

I.-Where a supervisory authority concerned in another Member State communicates to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution a recovery plan for a subsidiary with its head office in that Me…

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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 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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