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Showing 36813690 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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Safety of the film base of cinematographic works

Article D210-10

…production work using negative elements that do not meet the requirements of the French standard S. 24.001 is only authorised on condition that the work is intended for the production of counter-types…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-10

The conceding authority may exclude from the procedure for the award of a concession contract persons who, by their candidacy, create a situation of conflict of interest, where this cannot be remedied…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-10

In the context of the administrative cooperation organised by Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-10

Leave for economic, social and environmental training and trade union training cannot be deducted from annual paid leave.It is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining the durati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-10

The terms of the contract specify the conditions for payment of the advance and its rate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the account for part-time work

Article L4163-10

The employee applies to the employer for a reduction in working hours, under conditions laid down by decree. This request can only be refused if reasons are given for the refusal and if the employer c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments authorised to collect cells for therapeutic purposes

Article R1242-10

When the staff of a blood transfusion establishment take blood cell samples in an establishment to make cell therapy preparations for therapeutic purposes, an agreement between the blood transfusion e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-10

The authorisations referred to in Article L. 761-5 shall be issued by the competent authority referred to in Article R. 761-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, transformation and abolition of public health establishments.

Article R6141-10

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions ofarticle L. 6122-1 : 1° Public health establishments with national or inter-regional jurisdiction are created by decree after obtaining the opin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-6

…sets an overall multiannual ceiling for the Fund's involvement in the tasks defined in article L. 421-9; 2° The time limits for payment requests submitted by portfolio transferees or by policyholders…

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