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Showing 461470 of 31982 articles for Art. 10 May 2017

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-10

…rovisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6351-8 may not be amended, as the case may be, by law or by regulation unless expressly stated.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6461-10

…rovisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6461-7 may not be amended, by law or by regulation as the case may be, unless expressly stated.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-4

At all stages of the investigation, the victim may, at his or her request, be accompanied by his or her legal representative and by the adult of his or her choice, including by a lawyer, unless a reas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-10

…of:1° The standing committee;2° Or one third of its members on a specific agenda, for a period that may not exceed two days. The same councillor to the Assembly of French Guyana may not submit more th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-10

…le or if the public interest or that of the creditors so requires, the continuation of the business may be authorised by the court for a maximum period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. It may be e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-10

The Chief Executive Officer may delegate some of his powers to staff occupying the posts mentioned in article R. 518-3. He may delegate his signature to employees under his authority, including in mat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Permanent public-interest mission entrusted to a credit institution or finance company

Article L511-104

The State may entrust a permanent mission of public interest to a credit institution or finance company, which may carry out banking transactions relating to this mission under the conditions defined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-10

…by a supplement the amount of which is calculated in accordance with the rules laid down in article 10 of the decree of 24 October 1985 relating to the remuneration of civil and military personnel of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-4

When the ascendant makes a shared gift, his children may consent to their own descendants being allotted therein in their place, in whole or in part. Descendants of a subsequent degree may, in the ant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-10

…he basis of salaries or on the basis of the number of persons or things covered by the contract, it may be stipulated that, for any error or omission in the declarations used as a basis for fixing the…

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