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Showing 29212930 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…I of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-2

…f Article L. 331-5 to betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the onli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5441-1

…ité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail mentioned in article R. 5141-86 ; 13° For a company mentioned in article R. 5142-1, to provide directly or indirectly to users and per…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-6

…331-19 must include:1° The personal data and information mentioned in 1° of the appendix to decree no. 2010-236 of 5 March 2010 relating to the automated processing of personal data authorised by art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-6

…t referred the matter to the other members of the college of supervisors referred to in Article L. 613-20-2 and to the other members of the college of resolution authorities.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-18

…e development projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 254 of Law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-8

…nable development projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in second paragraph of article 254 of law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment.

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

Article R356-20-1

I.-Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is informed by the group supervisor, in the case of a supervisory authority of another Member State, of a request for authorisation to cal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1518 E

…would have been established for that same year without application of A of XVI of Article 34 of Law no. 2010-1658 of 29 December 2010 on amending finance for 2010, in the version in force on 31 Decemb…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…daptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no…

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