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Showing 20412050 of 32072 articles for Art. 1115 · Cass. com. 7 April 2010 n° 09-65.899 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · BOI-ENR-DMTOI-10-50

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-10

…umstances; 2° Under the conditions laid down in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-10

…thin the category of small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of the article 51 of law n° 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on modernisation of the economy and the regulatory measures taken for i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-108

…of road permissions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning of the décret n° 2001-366 du 26 avril 2001 susvisé, établie en vertu de permissions de voirie, sont fixées par le…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-3

The decision and approved agreement referred to in 1° and 2° of I of Article 373-2-2 of the Civil Code which fix a maintenance allowance in full or in part in cash without ruling out financial interme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-10

In the event of a conviction pursuant to article L. 4741-9, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the doors of the convicted person's establishments, at the lat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-10

The application for approval is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or electronically by the association's legal representative, as appropriate, to the Minister for Health or the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export for scientific purposes.

Article R1235-10

…ion or withdrawal takes place under the conditions laid down in the second paragraph of Article L. 1245-1. In the event of an incident likely to affect health safety, the Minister responsible for rese…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Adding value to products and services

Article L453-10

In the event of conviction for the offences punishable under articles L. 453-1 to L. 453-8, the court may also order the judgment to be displayed and distributed under the conditions set out in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-10

In the event of the transfer of a cemetery, the concession holders are entitled to obtain, in the new cemetery, a plot equal in area to the plot that had been granted to them. In accordance with 14° o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-102

Unless specifically stipulated in the issue contract and excluding the case of early dissolution not resulting from a merger or demerger, the company may not require holders of securities giving acces…

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