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Showing 15111520 of 56895 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-1-1995 n° 34

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-10

…ale, or pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or pursuant to the second paragraph of article 2346 of the Civil Code, shall not take place until ten days at the earliest after notification of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2022

Article 919-109

For the year 2022, by way of derogation from the second paragraph of article 721-12, the amount of the sums calculated for foreign sales companies in respect of commercial representation in cinemas is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-10

I.-The commission is composed as follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de gestion or his representative, chairman ;2° The Director General for Higher Education and Professional Integr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-10

The provisions of articles 21-7 to 21-9 do not apply to children born in France to diplomatic agents and career consuls of foreign nationality. However, these children have the option of voluntarily a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Entry on the list of top-level sports referees and judges

Article R221-10

The status of high-level sports referee and judge is obtained by inclusion on the list of high-level sports referees and judges drawn up by the Minister for Sport, on the recommendation of the relevan…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-10

For dynamic purchasing systems, the ceiling mentioned in article R. 2142-7 is calculated on the basis of the total estimated value of the specific contracts envisaged during the total duration of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendments to the Articles of Association.

Article R210-10

The names of the first managers, directors, members of the supervisory board and statutory auditors mentioned in the articles of association may be omitted from the updated articles of association fil…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-10

In the event of the transfer of a cemetery, the concession holders are entitled to obtain, in the new cemetery, a plot equal in area to the plot that had been granted to them. In accordance with 14° o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-10

Where the initial authorisation was granted after the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or the Prefect had been informed in accordance with th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-109

Candidates for the common part and the specific part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés must satisfy the conditions laid down in article D. 212-74 and provide an application file…

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