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Showing 20412050 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-4

The safety features may only be replaced by equivalent safety features in order to verify the authenticity, identify and provide proof of unlawful handling of the medicinal product. This replacement i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-13

…es where the company is registered, for inclusion in the file opened in the name of the company. He may not take up his duties until the aforementioned formalities have been completed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-5

…al, odontological and pharmaceutical staff in all the member institutions, the internal regulations may stipulate that the chairman and vice-chairman are elected from among all the practitioners who a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies B

…in the meaning of article L. 102-1 of the town planning code, justified by environmental pollution, may be subject to a 50% reduction.To benefit from the reduction provided for in the first paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-13-1

…ecovery plans and preventive resolution plans, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may conclude cooperation agreements with the supervisory and resolution authorities of these States…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-11

…th of his appointment, the salaried clerk shall take the oath provided for in Article R. 742-31. He may only perform his duties from the day on which he takes his oath.Any salaried registrar who has n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissions responsible for applications for authorisation to practise by doctors with hospital and university qualifications

Article D4111-13-5

The Minister responsible for health issues the authorisations provided for in articles L. 4131-4 and L. 4131-4-1, after obtaining the opinion of the competent committee. The authorisation to practise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article R4221-13-1

…eipt of a complete application, this will be deemed to constitute a rejection decision. This period may be extended by two months, by decision of the competent authority, notified no later than one mo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-5

…of the Code de l'environnement, the simplified public enquiry procedure provided for in article L. 1321-2-2 of the present code is carried out under the conditions defined in the present article, pri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-27

…when inspecting a registry run by a practice company in which it holds shares.Each holding company may, in addition, be subject to occasional inspections prescribed by the Minister of Justice, either…

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