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Showing 16511660 of 50455 articles for Art. Cass. com. 10 February 1987 n° 85-13.262 · Cass. com. 12 June 2007 n° 06-14.872 · Cass. com. 16 May 1995 · Cass. com. 27 May 2015 n° 14-14.744 · Cass. com. 12 December 1995 · Cass. com. 21 May 1996 · BOI-ENR-DMTOM-10-10-10 et -10-20-10

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-10

…from the period provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article 495-8, the public prosecutor may bring the person before the liberty and custody judge so that the latter can order that the pers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-10

…ating body are: 1° Either appointed in accordance with the procedures defined in Articles D. 2352-6 et seq.; 2° Or elected in accordance with the provisions of Article D. 2352-11. The respective numbe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-10

…ing body are : 1° Either designated in accordance with the procedures defined in articles D. 2362-6 et seq; 2° Or elected in accordance with the provisions of article D. 2362-11. The respective number…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article D2223-102

…rrying out the inspection visit. The compliance inspection covers compliance with the requirements set out in articles D. 2223-100 and D. 2223-101. The certificate of compliance for the crematorium is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-10

…ile declared by them in their registrations. During this ten-day period, any registered creditor, whether or not his claim has fallen due, may summon the interested parties before the Commercial Court…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-10

…o the public.Subject to the provisions of Article L. 4061-1, a medical electroradiology manipulator may only practise his profession if his diplomas, certificates, titles or authorisations have been r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial organisation (R).

Article R1611-10

No later than 31 May of the year following the year of validity of the personalised support vouchers, the issuer sends the authorising officer of the distributing local authority or public establishme…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Agence de développement touristique de la France.

Article R141-10

…eceives applications for registration or renewal of registration, decides on these applications, deletes entries from the register and sends notifications to interested parties in accordance with the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-10

…erty placed in the safe with a view to handing them over to a third party, a summons to deliver or return shall be served on the person required to hand them over on the first working day following th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-5

…mber of shares subscribed. A copy on plain paper is given to the subscriber. The subscription form sets out: 1° The corporate name of the company to be formed, followed, where applicable, by its acron…

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