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Showing 52315240 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…retraining project provides for the completion of a training action mentioned in 1° of article L. 6313-1, under the conditions set out in article D. 4163-30-3; 4° Article R. 6323-13 relating to the do…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Liquidation procedures other than safeguard and legal redress

Article A743-15

…n or equal to €20,000,000 and less than €50,000,000 8,323.74 € Greater than or equal to €50,000,000 13,954.64 €II.-The services referred to in I also give rise to the collection of two ancillary fees:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-35

…e France;3° Two full members of the odontology teaching and hospital staff covered either by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of hospitals and unive…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quater

I.-The beneficiary of income and profits subject to withholding or deductions at source mentioned in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B may request that the tax paid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

…n due to the victim or his or her heirs, after deduction of the benefits listed inarticle 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 aimed at improving the situation of victims of road traffic accidents and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1

I.-The units of account referred to in article L. 131-1 are :1° The assets listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 3°, 4°, 5° and 8° of article R. 332-2 ; 2° Under the conditions set out in articles R. 131-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2

…for the implementation of the sentence adjustment measure decided by the court pursuant to articles 132-25 and 132-26 of the Penal Code. For the implementation of the provisions of this article, the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-11

…ement companies mentioned in article L. 543-1 ; f) The pension reserve fund mentioned in article L. 135-6 of the Social Security Code, the occupational pension institutions mentioned in article L. 370…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L775-24

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 10

…ent between establishments of the same company or between companies of the same group\n\t\t\tL. 421-13\n\t\t\t1. Documents to be produced in all cases: \n\t\t\t-long-stay visa or valid residence permi…

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