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Showing 40214030 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: The savings bank network.

Article R512-52

…nd public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status. If this amount is less than 10% of the maximum amount that may be held by local authorities and public inter-municipal cooperati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-30

…and the commitments made by the beneficiary. It includes the other information required byarticle 10 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-12

…nted as working days; during this leave, they receive the remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1. The amount of leave that may be taken at any one time m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-2

…e equivalent of four times the legal weekly working time for mayors of municipalities with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of municipalities with at least 30,000 inhabitants;2° To the eq…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Preventing the unlawful downloading and making available of works and subject-matter protected by copyright or related rights

Article L336-4

…ught to the attention of the user in an easily accessible manner, in accordance with article L. 331-10 of this code and to article L. 111-1 of the Consumer Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-20

The tourist offices referred to in articles L. 133-1 to L. 133-10-1 and L. 134-5 may be classified by category according to the level of facilities and services guaranteed to the public on the basis o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Hiking routes.

Article D343-4

…Code set out the rules for the disposal of rural roads in the cases provided for in article L. 161-10-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L454-4

…3 may be increased, in a manner that is proportionate to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figures kn…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-5

…s L. 451-1 to L. 451-4 may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figures kn…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article L561-11

…ligible for asylum protection may be issued with the travel document provided for in article L. 561-10.

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