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Showing 11811190 of 51146 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Nov. 2011 – no. 10-22.859

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-10

The office of employee representative is incompatible with any other legal office representing the interests of employees within the company. The term of office is automatically terminated if the pers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-10

…envisaged; in other cases, the revision is authorised under the conditions set out in articles 900-2 to 900-8 of the Civil Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-10

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-10

…tributions to the resolution funding mechanism are determined in accordance with II of article L. 312-8-1. The Supervisory Board issues an opinion on the methods for calculating contributions to the g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-10

…r between general practitioners, duly registered with the Medical Register, governed by articles 1832 et seq. of the Civil Code, law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-10

Withdrawal of approval is decided by a reasoned decision of the Minister for Sport. This order is published in the Journal officiel de la République française. The federation benefiting from the appro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-10

The transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 must be publicised in a manner determined by decree. This decree specifies the conditions under which failure to publicise the transaction will result…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article L2192-10

The contracting authorities, including those acting as contracting entities, shall pay the sums due in principal under a contract within the time-limit laid down in the contract or, failing that, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-10

…have held in the two years preceding their appointment, that they hold or that they come to hold ; 2° any functions in a social, economic or financial activity that they have exercised in the two yea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-10

The duties of members of the Board of Directors are performed free of charge. Travel and accommodation expenses are reimbursed in accordance with the regulations applicable to civil servants.

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