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Showing 821830 of 25872 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 10-10-2012 n° 11-17.891

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-10

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-10

The financing requirement or surplus for the investment section at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance for the inv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-10

In the case of operations undertaken by a private individual which are not subject to obtaining a building permit, as provided for in 2° of Article L. 4532-7, coordination is ensured, during each of i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-10

Each member remains an individual elector and eligible for election to the Association Council, without the company itself being an elector or eligible for election. However, no more than one-fifth of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-10

The trainee is required to inform the president of the regional council, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, at least fifteen days before the start of his or her training period: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-103

When registration is suspended or withdrawn, the holder informs the stockholders without delay. They must take all necessary steps to stop the distribution of the medicinal product. If these steps are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investigation of the request for expert appraisal

Article R7343-103

The Director General of the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority shall notify the organisations that submitted the request and the expert of his reasoned decision. He shall also inform the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-10

Communes déléguées (delegated communes) taking the name and territorial boundaries of all the former communes from which the new commune is formed are established within the new commune, except where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional card

Article R4222-10

I.-Application for a European professional card, accompanied by supporting documents, is submitted by a pharmacist to the competent authority of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Ag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-5

As soon as possible, victims undergo a personalised assessment to determine whether they need specific protection measures during the criminal proceedings. The authority interviewing the victim will c…

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