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Showing 29913000 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-4

If the resources generated by the depreciation charge for the year are greater than the financing requirement for the syndicate's investment section, the surplus portion may be taken from the operatin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

…the first paragraph of article 302 bis ZJ, from online horse betting mentioned in article 11 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 General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-65

The provisions of decree no. 82-447 of 28 May 1982 relating to the exercise of trade union rights in the civil service are applicable to civil servants represented on the ministerial administrative so…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article R211-89

A new licence is granted under the same terms and conditions as those set out in articles D. 211-86 and R. 211-87.However, the rector of the academic region may, by way of exception, issue a new licen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article L341-1

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, a creditor who grants credit without providing the borrower with pre-contractual information under the conditions set out in article L. 312-12 or, fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-36

…and food of non-animal origin ;2° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 284/2011 of 22 March 2011 laying down special conditions and detailed procedures for the import of polya…

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

Article L5312-12-1

…1, complaints that fall within the remit of the Human Rights Defender in application of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 relating to the Human Rights Defender are forwarded to the latter. Ref…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-11

…ch activities carried out there, within the framework of a public interest grouping governed by Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 simplifying and improving the quality of law or a health cooperation gro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-6

…and column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 201…

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