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Showing 31813190 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 Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-10

The court that declares personal bankruptcy may order disqualification from holding an elective public office. The disqualification is pronounced for a period equal to that of the personal bankruptcy,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6434-10

…to obtain from the perpetrators of the offences referred to in the second paragraph of article LO 6434-8 the restitution of sums paid to the elected representative concerned. It also has a direct righ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-10

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 1232-2 concerning minors, no organs may be removed from a deceased person over the age of thirteen for therapeutic purposes, or to investigate the cau…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-103

…uted includes in particular:-the results of the analysis of the samples provided for in articles R. 1321-15 to R. 1321-22 and their sanitary interpretation by the Director General of the Regional Heal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise of a professional activity

Article L2123-10

…t their request, in a secondment position to carry out one of the mandates mentioned in article L. 2123-9.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-10

Every three years, the ministries referred to in Article R. 142-1 shall carry out an evaluation of VISABIO processing resulting in a report sent to the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition, appointment and term of office.

Article R5312-10

The Managing Director and the representative of the General Secretariat for Economic and Financial Affairs attend Board meetings in an advisory capacity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-4

SIVIC processing may only be linked with other personal data processing operations, with regard to the identifying data mentioned in 1° of article R. 3131-10-2, for the sole purpose of : 1° Ensuring r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-10

The following may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences mentioned in the anti-doping regulations issued by New Caledonia: a) The Territorial Olympic and Sports Commit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 9: Financing

Article L385-10

Except for the purposes of constituting the solvency margin referred to in Article L. 385-2, supplementary occupational pension funds shall not take out loans or act as guarantors for third parties. T…

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