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Showing 951960 of 46416 articles for Art. CE 10-2-2017 n° 387960

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-10

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Council of State.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-10

…the same conditions on the proposal of the mayor. A decree in the Council of State determines, as necessary, the terms of application of this article as well as the specific terms applicable to the ré…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-10

Receivables and indemnities which replace undivided property, as well as property acquired, with the consent of all the undivided co-owners, in use or replacement of undivided property, are by operati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Denunciation by all signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-10

…signatory employees, the agreement or arrangement continues to have effect until the entry into force of the agreement or arrangement which replaces it or, failing that, for a period of one year from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Abolition of the social and economic committee

Article L2313-10

On expiry of the term of office of the members of the social and economic committee staff delegation, the body is not renewed if the number of employees in the company has remained below eleven for at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Article L2342-10

…who assist them are bound : 1° to professional secrecy for all matters relating to manufacturing processes ; 2° To an obligation of discretion with regard to information of a confidential nature and g…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-10

The internal regulations referred to in article R. 421-25 specify the obligations of insurance undertakings for the application of articles R. 421-4 to R. 421-9.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts for the decoration of public buildings

Article R2372-10

The provisions of article R. 2172-7 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-10

…ther cases. II.-If the debtor is in a state of suspension of payments and if the main insolvency proceedings concerning the debtor are proceedings similar to receivership, the rules applicable to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-10

…by secret ballot, an executive committee consisting of nine people, including a chairman, three vice-chairmen, a secretary, a treasurer and three members. Voting shall be by single ballot for the of…

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