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Showing 561570 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 Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-10

…d of this period, if the results obtained are still below the level defined by decree, the employer may be subject to a financial penalty. Where a penalty is applied on the basis of this paragraph, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-10

In the event of the transfer of a cemetery, the concession holders are entitled to obtain, in the new cemetery, a plot equal in area to the plot that had been granted to them. In accordance with 14° o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-10

…tioning equipment;9° Technical support and equipment required to promote the programming of cinemas;10° Bringing cinemas into compliance with health and safety regulations and town planning regulation…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the certificate of French nationality

Article 1045-1

…the judicial court or the local court chamber using a form. It shall be accompanied by documents meeting the requirements of article 9 of decree n° 93-1362 of 30 December 1993. The content of the for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-10

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-10 in respect of the constitution of classes of affected parties and the preparation of voting operations (number 3 of Table 4-1) is set, depending on the amount…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: In-depth assessment

Article D1-10

…be carried out by a victim support association with general accreditation pursuant to article D. 1-12-1. In the case of domestic violence or sexual and gender-based violence, the assessment may be ca…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Contracts for accommodation for the elderly and home help services

Article L224-106

The rules relating to accommodation contracts for the elderly are laid down by the

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Contracts for accommodation for the elderly and home help services

Article L224-107

…aid down by the provisions of the chapitre VII du titre IV du livre III du code de l'action sociale et des familles.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

…es are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° Any person prescribing veterinary medicinal products or medicated feedstuffs to animals for which they do not personally pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of the framework document

Article R5422-10

…conventions; 2° The timeframe within which negotiations must be concluded; 3° Where applicable, targets for changes in the rules governing the unemployment insurance scheme.

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