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Showing 67316740 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…for its debts;9° The arrangements for representation of each of its members at the general meeting;10° Where applicable, its capital ;11° The budgetary and accounting system applicable to the groupin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article L327-11

…members, rapporteurs or agents of the inspection board referred to in Articles L. 327-3 and L. 327-10 is liable to one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67 ter

…d person is also subject to customs detention under the conditions set out in articles 323-1 to 323-10 of the present code, the duration of the provisional detention is counted against the duration of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Third class.

Article 412

…rohibition on living in the free zone, retailing there or carrying out unauthorised handling there; 10° Any person requesting or obtaining approval of the export sales note when the conditions for app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-18

…retirements at the initiative of the employer under the conditions of articles L. 1237-5 to L. 1237-10 and the number of employees aged fifty-five and over made redundant or who benefited from the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1251-6

…Fishing Code, a family helper, a partner in the farm, or their spouse, mentioned in article L. 722-10 of the same code, provided that he/she actually participates in the activity of the farm or busin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L1271-17

…etween the authorised collection body and the bodies or establishments mentioned in article L. 1271-10; 5° Those relating to the operation of the account provided for in article L. 1271-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-2

…contracts defined in article L. 3221-2 or by the local health contracts defined in article L. 1434-10; 3° A regional programme relating to access to prevention and care for the most disadvantaged peo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-58

…list of the settings emblematic of France featured in the work when it belongs to the fiction genre;10° The total number of days of filming and the number of days of filming in France anticipated, as…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-5

…legal aid for the seizure procedure, if he or she meets the means test set out in law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991relating to legal aid and decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 implementing this law…

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