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Showing 37613770 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-34

…g users of a work, videogram, programme, phonogram or press publication mentioned in article L. 331-10.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article L521-14

…als cannot be considered to present the non-negligible risk of absconding defined in article L. 751-10.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-14

The terms and conditions under which the credit transactions referred to in articles L. 314-10 to L. 314-13 are concluded in order to guarantee that the borrower is properly informed are specified by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-27

…duration of the certification tests delegated to the training body in application of article R. 212-10-8 are set by the regional director of youth, sport and social cohesion in the authorisation decis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Savings and provident institutions

Article L512-87

…d provident institutions are cooperative societies, subject to the provisions of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of the cooperative society and of book II of the French Commercial C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-21

…he overtime hours worked within the limit set in article L. 3123-20. This rate may not be less than 10%.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-7-1

…ranch mentioned in 18° of Article R. 321-1, advances made to carriers are accepted up to a limit of 10% of the amount defined in Article R. 332-3.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation based on commercial representation in cinemas

Article 721-14

The sums calculated are increased by 10%:1° For original French-language works;2° For works that are the first or second feature-length cinematographic works of their directors.The increases provided…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VI: REMOVAL DECISIONS

Article R630-1

In accordance with article R. 253-1, the provisions of articles R. 631-1 and R. 632-1 to R. 632-10 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-6-1

…to the amount of unjustified use of funds that has been rejected in application of article L. 6362-10.

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