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Showing 47514760 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…he manufacturer or importer in accordance with the conditions and deadlines set out in Article L. 3513-10; 7° Failure by a manufacturer or importer of a vaping product to send the annual declaration f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R596-3

…After the reference to Article R. 521-9, the reference to Article R. 521-13 is inse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3664-1

…tions and social security contributions;6° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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

Article L5217-12-1

…ions and social security contributions; 4° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-1

…tributions payable by the employer and the employee before deduction of the exemptions mentioned in 13° and, for statutory and collective bargaining contributions payable by the employee, their rates;…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-2

…ember States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Republic";2° In article L. 2113-5, the word "other" is deleted;3° In article L. 2113-8, the word "other" is deleted;4° In article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-3

…inarticle L. 381-1 of the same code, the venture capital companies mentioned in article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions, with a view to subs…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R771-1

…de droite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LEUR REDACTION R. 711-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 712-2 to R. 712-11 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-14

…with II may not receive an allocation of less than 90% of the allocation received in respect of the 2011 financial year.V. - Municipalities that cease to be eligible for the transfer of resources from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-71

…aries and discretionary pension benefits as defined in Article 4(1)(73) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, of credit institutions and finance…

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