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Showing 47514760 of 58206 articles for Art. L 441-10 s. · Cass. com. 3 March 2015 n° 14-11.414

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-3

The provisions of articles L. 1421-1, L. 1421-2, L. 1421-3 and L. 1425-1 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptation: for the application of ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-3

The registration of a trademark shall be declared invalid by court decision or by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, pursuant to Article L. 411-4, if th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Tutoring

Article D6325-10

As part of a professionalisation contract signed with a temporary employment company, an intermediary association or an employers' group, the user company appoints a tutor responsible for carrying out…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recording of hearings in specialised criminal courts

Article A53-10

When the first president of the court of appeal decides to apply the provisions of article 802-3, he shall inform all the civil parties and their respective lawyers by any means. The latter must infor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Transmission of information.

Article R5323-10

The collection, use, storage and transmission of personal data are carried out in compliance with the principle of non-discrimination mentioned in articles L. 1132-1 to L. 1132-4 and law no. 78-17 of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Public contracts relating to security or the protection of the essential interests of the State

Article L2512-3

The rules defined in Title II shall apply to public contracts which require secrecy or the performance of which must be accompanied by special security measures in accordance with the legislative or r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Loan guarantees

Article L2573-36

I. - Article L. 2252-1, with the exception of its fifth paragraph, article L. 2252-2, with the exception of 3°, and articles L. 2252-4 and L. 2252-5 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-10

The conciliation and referral office hears the parties' explanations and endeavours to reconcile them. A report is drawn up.In the event of total or partial conciliation, the report mentions the conte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-106

Any application by one or more heirs of a deceased member for the preferential allocation to them of the shares of their author shall be notified to the company and to each of the members in one of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L591-3

For the application of 3° of Article L. 531-27 in French Guyana, the word "ninety" is replaced by the word "sixty".

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