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Showing 641650 of 31982 articles for Art. 10 May 2017

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-10

Measures taken under this Chapter may be invoked against any third party that has a claim on the funds or economic resources subject to a freezing order, including claims arising prior to the taking o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article R561-10

In addition to the cases of withdrawal provided for by law, the travel document may be withdrawn and must be returned by the foreign national when the holder no longer meets the conditions for its iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-105

A medicinal product or a series of medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-13 may only be registered if the applicant is established in a Member State of the European Community or a party to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agreement on the duration of the contract

Article R6222-10

A tripartite agreement may be concluded to extend the duration of the apprenticeship contract or period if it is suspended for a reason beyond the apprentice's control. The duration of the apprentices…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-102

…e of the Conseil d'Etat, a société civile de placement immobilier or a société d'épargne forestière may grant, over its assets, the guarantees necessary for the conclusion of contracts relating to its…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-10

…ring the educational assistance proceedings, throughout the criminal proceedings, of decisions that may affect relations between the parents and their children. The investigating judge may seek the op…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-10

An employee may only be recruited after the employer has made a declaration of the employee's name to the social security bodies designated for this purpose.The employer must complete this declaration…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2111-10

…to know exactly what the contract is about and to enable the purchaser to award the contract. They may include environmental or social characteristics.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-102

…ct and excluding the case of early dissolution not resulting from a merger or demerger, the company may not require holders of securities giving access to its capital to repurchase or redeem their rig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-106

The liquidator may be replaced on grounds of impediment or for serious reasons by decision of the president of the judicial court of the place of the company's registered office, ruling in summary pro…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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