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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-10

Before the end of the period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 623-9, the bans prescribed in the first paragraph of the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-10

For its application in Mayotte, article L. 1237-5-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1237-5-1-As from the date of publication of Order No. 2017-1491 of 25 October 2017, no collective agreement or arrangemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-10

The national guidelines for the fund are determined by the national steering committee for the regional health agencies.The regional distribution of appropriations is set each year by order of the min…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article L2192-10

The contracting authorities, including those acting as contracting entities, shall pay the sums due in principal under a contract within the time-limit laid down in the contract or, failing that, with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-10

In the companies referred to in Article L. 2242-1, negotiations may be initiated by the employer or at the request of a representative employee trade union organisation, specifying the timetable, freq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Accounting

Article L2543-10

Communal revenues are, where necessary, recovered by administrative means, in accordance with the provisions relating to the recovery of public funds. Objections against claims by the commune that may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-10

The legislative or regulatory provisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6251-8 may not be amended, as the case may be, by law or by regulation unles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-10

The legislative or regulatory provisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6351-8 may not be amended, as the case may be, by law or by regulation unles…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9: Sanctions against third parties

Article 1740 A bis

I. - Where the tax authorities have imposed an 80% surcharge on the taxpayer on the basis of c of 1 of Article 1728, b or c of article 1729 or article 1729-0 A, any natural or legal person who, in the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A121-1-1

In motor third party liability insurance, the reference premium referred to in article 2 of the appendix to article A. 121-1 may give rise to the application of an additional premium for insured perso…

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