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Showing 3140 of 25348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Feb. 2015 – no. 13-25.667

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-10

The judge may terminate the mediation at any time at the request of a party or on the initiative of the mediator.The judge may also terminate it ex officio when the proper conduct of the mediation app…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-10

When circumstances so require, the Commission may propose to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée that the examination of a file be adjourned to another meeting.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-10

A debtor of several debts may indicate, when paying, which debt he intends to discharge.Failing indication by the debtor, the imputation takes place as follows: first on the debts due; among these, on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National tattoo product vigilance system.

Article R513-10-13

Persons who have access to the information referred to in article R. 513-10-12 are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out inarticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-10-13

…udget revalorises this aid each year in line with changes in the minimum growth wage from 1 January 2015.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-13

…forecast are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 72-101-10, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a sheet calcula…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-13

…rtakes to:1° Comply with the conditions set out in the specifications referred to in article R. 212-10-11 and the regulations governing the diploma or complementary certificate throughout the period o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-13

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish on their website information on the agreements referred to in article L. 225-38 at the latest when they are concluded…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-13

For the application of

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