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Showing 51815190 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-73

…ber of the nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical service committee elected by the committee; 10° One representative of the establishment's permanent staff covered by Title IV of the general sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-20-1

…f the Environment Code;9° Creation of cemeteries and extension of cemeteries so created, crematoria;10° Slaughterhouses, slaughterhouse markets, markets of national interest;11° Roads and signage, cre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-26

…ber 1971 reforming certain legal professions; 9° I of article 7-1 of law no. 82-1153 of 30 December 1982 on the orientation of domestic transport; 10° Article L. 519-4; 11° c of article L. 212-2 of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 267

…nts of disagreement between the spouses;-the draft drawn up by the notary appointed on the basis of 10° of Article 255. He may, even of his own motion, rule on the determination of the matrimonial pro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-17

…ies with regard to the offences mentioned in articles L. 312-14 to L. 312-17 and L. 332-3 to L. 332-10.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-6

Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 322-7 to L. 322-10, the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund manages the investor guarantee mechanism instituted by Article L. 322-5. Articles L. 312-5, L. 31…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-11

…is null and void, in accordance with the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1235-10, it may order the continuation of the employment contract or declare the dismissal null and void…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-64

…investments per financial year. For a single cinematographic work, the sums invested may not exceed 10% of the estimated cost of that work, up to a limit of €230,000. This limit is raised to €500,000…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-1

…g grounds: 1° The subject matter of the patent is not patentable under the terms of Articles L. 611-10, L. 611-11 and L. 611-13 to L. 611-19; 2° The patent does not set out the invention clearly and c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article L622-7

…2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 shall apply to the conditions and forms in which:-decisions of the Director of the…

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