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Showing 36313640 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regies with legal personality and financial autonomy

Article L2221-10

…d by a board of directors and a director appointed under the same conditions on the proposal of the mayor. A decree in the Council of State determines, as necessary, the terms of application of this a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-10

Receivables and indemnities which replace undivided property, as well as property acquired, with the consent of all the undivided co-owners, in use or replacement of undivided property, are by operati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Abolition of the social and economic committee

Article L2313-10

On expiry of the term of office of the members of the social and economic committee staff delegation, the body is not renewed if the number of employees in the company has remained below eleven for at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Article L2342-10

…t them are bound : 1° to professional secrecy for all matters relating to manufacturing processes ; 2° To an obligation of discretion with regard to information of a confidential nature and given as s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-10

The internal regulations referred to in article R. 421-25 specify the obligations of insurance undertakings for the application of articles R. 421-4 to R. 421-9.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts for the decoration of public buildings

Article R2372-10

The provisions of article R. 2172-7 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-10

The amount of the guarantee granted to a sworn goods broker may not be less than the higher of the following two sums: 1° The average monthly sales figure, including taxes and net of fees, achieved by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of application of simplified judicial liquidation.

Article D641-10

The thresholds provided for by Article L. 641-2, for the compulsory application of the simplified judicial liquidation procedure, are set for turnover excluding tax at €750,000 and for the number of e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Acknowledgement of deposit of hired objects.

Article D514-10

An acknowledgement of delivery of the loaned item is issued by the caisse to the borrower at the same time as the borrower receives payment of the amount loaned. This acknowledgement is either issued…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employees not working the same collective timetable

Article D3171-10

The working hours of the employees mentioned in article L. 3121-58 are calculated each year by recapitulating the number of days or half-days worked by each employee.

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