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Showing 26112620 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6123-3-7

Before appointing the members of the Committee in application of article R. 6123-3-3, the Regional Prefect shall consult the President of the Regional Council on the appointment, under 5° of this arti…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Security agents

Article 2488-9

The security agent may, without having to show proof of a special mandate, take any action to defend the interests of the creditors of the secured obligation and make any declaration of claim.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

…ctive lenses or contact lenses are dispensed for the first time following a prescription, opticians may adapt the prescription with the written agreement of the prescribing practitioner. Opticians may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-10

In the event of a penal composition provided for in 3° of Article 706-53-2, the person is informed by the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor's delegate, who hands over the document provided fo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Definitive prices

Article R2312-10-1

In public contracts with instalments, the price of each instalment may be updated in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 2112-10 and R. 2112-11.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-10

…e playback of a work, videogram, programme, phonogram or press publication and the limitations that may be placed on the benefit of the private copy exception mentioned in 2° of l'article L. 122-5 and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article R2196-10

The decision to carry out a cost audit is taken by the authority that signed the contract subject to audit or, where the cost estimate is made before the contract is notified, by the authority respons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Communication and production of documents in the file of a competition authority

Article L483-10

When a document not covered by the prohibitions set out in articles L. 483-5 and L. 483-8 has been obtained by a natural or legal person solely as a result of his access to the file of a competition a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of customs officers responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10

Candidates who have failed four sessions may no longer be authorised to sit for the technical examination in aptitude for the performance of certain judicial police duties.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R721-10

…nstitut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer carries out the tasks entrusted to it by Article L. 312-1 on behalf of the Banque de France and under its authority.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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