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Showing 38213830 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-1

Failure to make the pre-employment declaration provided for in article L. 1221-10, under the conditions set out in articles R. 1221-1 to R. 1221-6, is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Funeral vehicles (R)

Article D2223-118

…ating in funeral convoys are limited to three per vehicle, each with a surface area of no more than 10 square decimetres.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-15

The provisions of articles R. 4421-10 to R. 4421-14, insofar as they govern the operation of the Corsican Sites Council sitting in a formation known as "heritage and architecture", are applicable to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L226-1

…ndite simple and sociétés anonymes, with the exception of articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-3 to L. 22-10-30 and article L. 236-17, are applicable to sociétés en commandite par actions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-11

…tions of validity of the medical prescription referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 4362-10;3° The conditions for the adaptations provided for in the second to fourth paragraphs of article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3

Article R421-44

…) Proceeds from the contributions provided for in articles L. 421-4-1, L. 421-6-1, L. 421-8, L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 ;b) Recoveries from compensation debtors;c) Income from investments and interest…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-6

…the expiry of their permit, apply for the resident permit provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-5, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops.

Article R522-2

…case of a company, a copy of the articles of association and the list of partners owning more than 10% of the share capital;3° A plan of the premises allocated to the operation, with an indication of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-8

…nistrators in criminal proceedings are awarded compensation corresponding to amounts Iaah 1 to Iaah 10 which are set out in the table below: INDICE AMOUNT

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-11

…owed when the sale has taken place in the forms prescribed by articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15.

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