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Showing 25612570 of 28866 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. avis 20-10-2022 n° 22-70.011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2215-10

Without prejudice to

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-10

For the application of the provisions of Article 706-49 relating to informing the children's judge in the event of the opening of educational assistance proceedings, must be referred to the magistrate…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works of fiction

Article 211-10

For cinematographic works in the fiction genre, points are divided into five groups as follows: I.-Language of Filming" group 1° A maximum of 20 points is allocated to the "Language of Filming" group;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-10

Salaried industrial tribunal members paid solely on a commission basis, when they are entitled to the leave provided for in article D. 1442-7, are remunerated by each of their employers on the basis o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article R1613-10

As an exception to the provisions of article R. 1613-9, the amount of the State grant may, by way of exception, bring the amount of direct public aid up to 100% of the pre-tax amount of the damage cau…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Contributions and taxes other than those provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L3333-10

…from the date on which they became due. The four-year statute of limitations instituted by the loi n° 68-1250 du 31 décembre 1968 relative à la prescription des créances sur l'Etat, les départements,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R2342-10

Where the purchaser intends to limit the number of candidates, it shall indicate in the tender notice the objective and non-discriminatory criteria it intends to apply, the minimum number of candidate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-10

The request for authorisation to dismiss a member of the staff delegation on the social and economic committee or a local representative is sent to the labour inspector under the conditions defined in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-10

The approval provided for in article L. 312-5 is granted by the Prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee and then, in the cases provided for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-10

The solvency calculation at the level of the group of insurance and reinsurance undertakings is carried out in accordance with the first method referred to in Article R. 356-19, based on consolidated…

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