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Showing 15011510 of 51146 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Nov. 2011 – no. 10-22.859

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2543-10

Communal revenues are, where necessary, recovered by administrative means, in accordance with the provisions relating to the recovery of public funds. Objections against claims by the commune that may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D8121-10

The National Labour Inspection Council elects its Chairman from among its members at each triennial renewal. If the Chairman is unable to complete his term of office, resigns or for any other reason,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

…the subject of the activity, divided by the exemption limit value set in the second column of table 2 of appendix 13-8 for each of these radionuclides is less than 1 ;2° The possession, manufacture, u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Erection, dismantling and lifting of frameworks.

Article R4534-100

The devices provided for in 1° and 2° of article R. 4534-99 are arranged in such a way as to prevent the effects of tipping or bouncing.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Shoring, hangers and formwork.

Article R4534-105

The design of shoring with a height of more than six metres is justified by a calculation note and its construction is carried out in accordance with an assembly plan drawn up in advance, except in ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-10

The brokerage fee for sales that are the subject of articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-13 is set, for each locality, by the Minister responsible for trade, after consulting the chamber of commerce and indust…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Training of representatives.

Article L4523-10

Staff representatives on the social and economic committee, including, where appropriate, representatives of employees from outside companies, receive specific training in relation to particular risks…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-10

…rench Anti-Doping Agency to analyse the substances and detect the processes mentioned in article L. 241-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-10

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-9

The court orders the change of forenames in the civil status records of the spouses, and, where applicable, the children, after noting the consent of the interested parties or their legal representati…

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