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Showing 40614070 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…get adopted by the Board of Directors, under the conditions set out in articles L. 421-11 to L. 421-13 of the Education Code andarticle L. 114-13 of the Sports Code; 3° He is the authorising officer f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals aged between sixteen and eighteen who declare that they wish to work

Article L421-35

…vate and family life") if they meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426-5; 2° A residence perm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title III: Inspections

Article L6231-1

…the places where medical biology examinations are carried out as provided for in Articles L. 6211-13 and L. 6211-18, the structures responsible for logistics and computer data hosting and external q…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-1-5

…ned in article L. 5212-2 when the decision provided for in 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 9° of article L. 5212-13, as appropriate, is notified. This certificate mentions the recognition of the status of benefici…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 242 quinquies

…ovided for respectively in the third paragraph and the fourth paragraph of 1° of article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions;2° For each distribu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R613-26

I. - Pursuant to article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 referred to in II of article R. 613-25, the judicial representative shall notify known creditors that they are required to declare…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction.

Article R4535-9

When they are exposed or likely to be exposed to hazardous chemical agents which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, self-employed workers and employers who work directly on a buildi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-14

…s for the exercise by the guarantee fund of the right of subrogation provided for in article L. 421-13.A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions for adapting this section in the overseas departm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-14

…when the société européenne implements a clause introduced pursuant to Articles L. 229-11 to L. 229-13, this price is set by agreement between the parties or, failing that, determined under the condit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7121-2

…ographer, for the material execution of their artistic concept;11° A circus artist; 12° Puppeteers; 13° Persons whose activity is recognised as a performer's profession by the extended collective agre…

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