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Showing 64216430 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L612-5

…executive officer, a member of the management or supervisory board, or a shareholder with more than 10% of the voting rights is simultaneously a director or acts as a corporate officer of the said leg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-12

…ans; 8° The acceptance of gifts and legacies; 9° Acts of renunciation and gifts from the communes ; 10° The allocation of grants for general interest and charitable purposes; 11° The cancellation of m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-6

…and duration of the sentence or probation measures whose recognition and monitoring are requested; 10° Where applicable, the duration of the custodial sentence imposed whose enforcement has been cond…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-3

…roof that this obligation has been complied with; 9° An obligation to carry out community service ; 10° The obligation to cooperate with a probation officer or with a representative of a social servic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-7

…o the public institution, mentioned in the order provided for inArticle 2 of Order no. 2016-1519 of 10 November 2016 , are reserved exclusively for the financing of investments intended for the perfor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-31

…for in Article L. 228-29-2 ; 9° The date of the general meeting that decided on the reverse split; 10° The date on which the period provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 228-30 expires; 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-52

…ities guaranteed by the company; 8° The amount of the issue ; 9° The nominal value of the security; 10° The rate and time of payment of interest and other income; 11° The time and terms of redemption…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-123

…nisation and operation of the management, administrative and supervisory bodies of the undertaking; 10° Information relating to compliance with the rules of good conduct and professional ethics applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Libraries (R)

Article R1614-75

…o municipal and inter-communal libraries and departmental libraries provided for by article L. 1614-10 comprises two fractions:- the first fraction is intended to contribute to the financing of invest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-9

…rises the executing State to apply; 9° Where appropriate, other relevant circumstances of the case; 10° The signature of the competent issuing authority or that of its representative, attesting to the…

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