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Showing 21012110 of 64807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-2-2012 n° 10-22.863

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-10

Articles R. 422-1 to R. 422-9 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 2020.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article L561-10

Unless there are compelling reasons of national security or public order to the contrary, a foreign national holding a valid residence permit who has been granted subsidiary protection pursuant to art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-10

For the application of article R. 3115-53 in Wallis and Futuna, the words: "of article L. 522-1 of the Environment Code" are replaced by the words: "of locally applicable regulations on the marketing…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-10

At a meeting to which the accused party is invited, the rapporteur presents the facts of which he has knowledge to the Regulatory Control Commission. He sets out his opinion on these facts and, where…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-10

In the cases provided for in article R. 321-8 and in the first paragraph of article R. 321-9, the land registry mentions the deed or deeds that have not been published alongside the copy of the previo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-107

The associations of mutual insurance companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-3 are governed by the provisions of Section IV of this Chapter, with the exception of Articles R. 322-93 to R. 322-106-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1042 B

The tax rules concerning gratuitous transfers to local authorities or public inter-municipal cooperation establishments with their own tax status of property allocated to student accommodation are def…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Difficulties in formation and operation.

Article L1423-10

When the president of the industrial tribunal observes a temporary difficulty in the operation of a section, he may, after receiving the assent of the vice-president and subject to the agreement of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-10

Pôle emploi is made up of a general directorate, regional directorates and, by decision of its board of directors, establishments with national or specific competence.Within each regional directorate,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-10

After obtaining the opinion of the public prosecutor and on the report of the judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or on the basis…

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