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Showing 58015810 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Directorate-General for Healthcare Provision.

Article D1421-2

…ining activities, in conjunction with the ministries responsible for higher education and research. 13° It contributes to the definition of research priorities, particularly in the clinical field, and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

…ormed under the conditions provided for in article L. 1111-6-1 of the Public Health Code and decree no. 99-426 of 27 May 1999 authorising certain categories of persons to perform endo-tracheal suction…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article D6152-417

…establishment, within the framework of the territorial hospital groupings mentioned in article L. 6132-1, when the shared medical project mentioned in I of article R. 6132-3 is adopted; The territori…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

…city policy and in the urban free zones-entrepreneurial territories mentioned in Article 42 of Law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development.Until 31 December 2010, the maxim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7

…pursued and the means employed-the methodology of the research with regard to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the need to col…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

…fences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provided for in the last paragraph of Article 313-2 du code pénal, délit d'atteinte aux systèmes de traitement automatisé de données commis en band…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-28

…in the case of commitments expressed in euros, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 343-13 in the case of commitments expressed in units of account, and in accordance with the provisions o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-10

…the functional posts of the public territorial establishment, article 53 of the aforementioned law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984, with the exception of the time requirements provided for in the first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-4

…t he confers in this capacity on the representative for the appointment of labour tribunal members; 13° The name of the organisation presenting the candidate. II. - Where the candidate is standing as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents

Article A123-68-1

…icle L. 522-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code as well as the persons mentioned in Article L. 522-13 of the same code; d) The banking and payment services intermediaries mentioned in article L. 519-…

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