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Showing 51015110 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-15

The authorisation provided for in Article R. 1131-13 is issued for a period of five years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-6

…light of the registrations, the admitted claims and the list of claims mentioned in Article L. 641-13. He may, if he deems it useful, summon the registered creditors, the successful bidder or the pur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-15

…l acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of articles R. 1413-12 and R. 1413-13. Each year, he proposes the agency's strategic guidelines to the Board of Direc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-22

…employee is recognised as benefiting from the employment obligation provided for in Article L. 5212-13 is calculated by applying a rate of 30% to the pre-tax price of the supplies, work or services se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-69

I. - The sums distributable by a société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…applies to mandate expenses paid under the conditions provided for in Article 4 sexies of Ordinance no. 58-1100 of 17 November 1958 relating to the operation of parliamentary assemblies; 1° bis a and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…sional "independent work" qualification sheet drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 13 II of decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-1

…of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU, and their owner is not domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 102 of the Civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Materials in contact with water

Article R1321-48

…oduct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, products approved in accordance with the specific minimum health safety requirements meet the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

…solidarity grant, it will receive, by way of guarantee, an allocation equal to 90% in 2012,75% in 2013 and 50% in 2014 of the amount received in 2011.From 2012, the allocation for an eligible commune…

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