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Showing 30513060 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-2

…211-15 to L. 211-18 apply to these offers of compensation. Late or manifestly insufficient offers may entitle the victim to damages.The Fund shall reimburse the health insurance schemes for the expe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-12

…oduct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72-1

Reclassification leave may include periods of work during which it is suspended. These periods of work are carried out for any employer, with the exception of private individuals, under fixed-term emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-7

The salary of the beneficiaries referred to in article L. 5212-13 may not be lower than that resulting from the application of legal provisions or the stipulations of the collective labour agreement.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-54

…or attending the deliberations are subject to the obligation to observe secrecy, failing which they may incur the penalties provided for in article 226-13 of the Criminal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Internal rules of the establishment.

Article R1112-77

The establishment's internal rules provided for in 13° of Article L. 6143-1 may specify the procedures for applying this section. They may also include the information set out in the order provided fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 undecies

…o a maximum of four. However, the maximum tax credit available to a member of a joint farming group may not exceed the maximum tax credit available to an individual farmer.III. - The tax credit is ded…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-12

Supplementary occupational pension funds may grant unsecured loans under the conditions set out in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6462-14

The authorities of the Republic may grant power to the president of the territorial council or his representative to negotiate and sign agreements mentioned in the last paragraph of article LO 6462-13…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-924

Associate practitioners may take unpaid full-time parental leave to bring up their child, in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 6153-13.

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