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Showing 17511760 of 62395 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 April 1993 · Cass. com. 10 March 1998 · Cass. com. 20 September 2011 n° 10-20.664 · Cass. com. 2 May 1984 · Cass. com. 26 October 1993 · Cass. com. 19 May 1998 · Cass. com. 7 November 1989

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation (R).

Article R1221-10

The members of the National Council are subject to the obligation of professional discretion with regard to any information that comes to their knowledge in this capacity.In order to prevent any confl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-10

Upon written request, control officers may obtain from the prefectoral services any information or documents relating to the authorisation to practise or the approval of a regulated profession.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-10

Notwithstanding the provisions of article D. 1232-9, an employee adviser paid solely on commission is compensated directly under the conditions set out in this article. For each hour spent between 8 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-10

…me genetic counsellors are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions set out in Articles 226-13 and 223-14 of the French Penal Code. Secrecy covers not only what has been entrusted to them,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-10

…f the Labour Code relating to individual promotion and training leave for employees.The traineeship may be completed on a half-time basis. The period thus completed counts for only half its duration.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal voting.

Article R723-10

At least twelve days before the date of counting of the votes for the first ballot, the prefect shall send the electors two electoral envelopes intended, for each ballot, to receive the ballot paper a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Director

Article R1431-10

The public bodies represented on the Board of Directors shall issue a call for applications with a view to drawing up a list of candidates for the post of Director. After receiving the applications, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control operations

Article R2225-10

…d out by the departmental fire and rescue service, after prior information has been provided to the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax s…

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

Article R2511-10

…the allocation of housing between the arrondissements or groups of arrondissements is made by the mayor of the commune after consulting the arrondissement mayors. The provisions laid down in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-10

When the mediation procedure is initiated by the minister responsible for labour or by the chairman of the regional conciliation commission at the request of one of the parties or on his own initiativ…

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