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Showing 55415550 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-218

…ppoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-228 and L. 22-10-66. Companies which, at the end of a financial year, exceed the thresholds set by decree for two…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-32

…sale of confiscated property are vested in the French State when the amount recovered is less than €10,000, and half in the French State and half in the issuing State in other cases. The costs of enfo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-3

…arried out under Article L. 431-9 and one account for transactions carried out under Article L. 431-10. Each of these accounts shows details of all provisions, income, expenses, losses and profits rel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: French Office of Immigration and Integration

Article R121-28

…sed to collect;2° Taxes paid by employers who take on foreign workers, as defined in article L. 436-10;3° The special contribution provided for in article L. 8253-1 of the Labour Code and the contribu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF ALSACE

Article L3431-4

…schooling, in accordance with the procedures defined by the agreement referred to in article L. 312-10 of the Education Code, in addition to the teaching hours provided by the Ministry of National Edu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-7

…ame article L. 3261-6 and to this article, as well as to the decree provided for in article L. 3261-10, they may only be debited to pay for specific goods or services relating to the movement of emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-7-1

…a unilateral document signed by the employer, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 2232-10-1, if the branch agreement provides for this possibility and proposes, in the form of a standard…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Building and civil engineering operations.

Article L4744-4

The following is punishable by a fine of 10,000 euros for a project owner: 1° Failing to appoint a health and safety coordinator, in breach of Article L. 4532-4, or failing to provide the coordinator…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-2

…gy laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, the provisions of Articles L. 6211-10, L. 6211-19 and L. 6212-3 are applicable only to laboratories on the list provided for in II of A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-27

…123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 and L. 2123-22" are replaced by the words: "of Articles L. 2573-7 to L. 2573-10 except insofar as they make articles L. 2123-18-1 and L. 2123-18-3 applicable";2° The words: "art…

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