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Showing 661670 of 37731 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-4-1991 n° 725

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation to occupy the public domain

Article L2213-10

Where the partnership contract involves the occupation of the public domain, it constitutes an authorisation to occupy this domain for its duration. Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, the co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Removal of goods from their place of detention

Article R512-10

1° The surname, first names, position and residence of the authorised agent;2° The date, time and place where the sample was taken;3° The surname, first names and occupation, domicile or residence of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R744-10

…cable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-10

Each of the persons vested with parental authority or, where applicable, the minor's guardian, expresses his or her consent before the president of the judicial court or his or her delegate under the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Recognition of decisions

Article R232-104

The decisions referred to in 10° of I of article L. 232-5 may be recognised by the Board after the interested party has been given the opportunity to submit written observations and, where applicable,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-10

…r, made after obtaining the opinion of the authorities referred to in l'article 1er de l'ordonnance n° 45-2717 du 2 novembre 1945, may only intervene in cases where the mention "died for France" shoul…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-10

The provisions of article L. 342-9 do not apply either to ski lifts organised by the départements before 10 January 1985 or to ski lifts located within a geographical perimeter, defined by decree of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-10

I.-Health professionals shall report without delay to the body responsible for toxicovigilance in their area any case of human intoxication that they observe and which presents one of the following se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-10

I.- Modifications to the authorisation to open a pharmaceutical establishment, as provided for in article L. 5124-3, which relate to one of the following, are subject to authorisation because of their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advance notice.

Article L7313-10

The period of notice for a traveller, sales representative or sales representative employed outside France is increased by the normal duration of the return journey when the termination of the contrac…

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