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Showing 19711980 of 44949 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 10-3-2022 n° 20-19.655

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article L7227-10

At the end of their mandate or the exercise of their functions, the president of the assembly of Martinique or any vice-president, the president of the executive council or any executive councillor wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article R7227-10

The application, together with supporting documents enabling the amount of the allowance likely to be awarded to be determined, must be sent to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations no later than fiv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-10

An employee may only be recruited after the employer has made a declaration of the employee's name to the social security bodies designated for this purpose.The employer must complete this declaration…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Administration and municipal services

Article L2564-10

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 2213-10, a paragraph is added as follows: "The mayor may prescribe special arrangements for plots that belong to a public person other than the municipalit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1018 A

The decisions of the criminal courts, with the exception of those that only rule on civil interests, are subject to a fixed procedural fee payable by each convicted person.This fee is:1° 31 € for crim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-10

I. - The articles L. 5211-41 to L. 5211-41-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV.II. - For the application of articles L. 5211-41, L. 5211-41-1…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-10

The applications referred to in articles R. 332-6 and R. 332-8 must be accompanied by: 1° A mortgage statement dated after publication of the sale; 2° Proof of receipt of the proposed distribution; 3°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain activities

Article R4424-10

Where there is uncertainty about the presence of biological pathogens, laboratories that do not work with these agents adopt at least the containment level required for group 2 agents and, if necessar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-10

The members of the Board of Directors mentioned in 4° and 5° of article D. 112-9 are appointed for a renewable term of three years. The representatives of the local authorities mentioned in 2° of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10

The SICAV or the UCITS management company shall ensure that a single depositary is appointed. In accordance with the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financi…

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