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Showing 13111320 of 38608 articles for Art. n° 02-926 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 May 2007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-10

…the first paragraph of Article R. 5139-1 carried out within a specific establishment. Authorisation may not be issued to a legal entity. It is not transferable. Authorisations are valid for a maximum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-10

…cle L. 1432-5. The payment of expenditure from the budgets attached to the regional health agencies may be entrusted, by order of the ministers responsible for health, the budget and social security,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-10

…and approved for this purpose by the Minister responsible for culture. Approved organisations alone may enter into any agreement with users for the purpose of managing the right thus assigned, subject…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-10

These proposed property transactions include: 1° Leases, amicable agreements and agreements of any kind for the purpose of renting buildings of any kind for an annual rent, including charges, equal to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-10

…ave carried out interventions that are not directly related to the exercise of their missions, they may ask the beneficiaries to contribute to the costs, under the conditions determined by deliberatio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-10

…R. 221-30 to R. 221-32, the vehicle will be sold at public auction; 4° An indication that disputes may be brought, at the debtor's option, before the enforcement judge of the place where the debtor l…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-102

…mon to all options; 2° A part specific to each option. Subject to the provisions of articles A. 212-103 and A. 212-104, the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" is awarded on the basis of certificates…

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

Article R663-10

…itution of classes of affected parties and the preparation of voting operations, an emolument which may not be less than an amount set by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3, as well as another…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-10

…tal exceeding a sum, which is identical for all employees and is set out in the agreement. This sum may not exceed three times the annual ceiling used to determine the maximum amount of social securit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special declaration system

Article 102 ter

…0 is equal to the gross amount of annual receipts less a flat-rate allowance of 34%. This allowance may not be less than €305.Capital gains or losses arising from the sale of assets used in the busine…

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