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Showing 32613270 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-2

…oned in the previous paragraph are subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 4113-13. The obligation set out in the first paragraph of article L. 4113-13 is extended to links with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

The parties to the contract may not depart from the provisions of articles L. 171-3, L. 172-2, L. 172-3, L. 172-6, L. 172-8, L. 172-9, L. 172-13 (second paragraph), L. 172-17, L. 172-20, L. 172-22, L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-28

…negotiating body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-13, employee participation in the European Company is governed by the following provisions: 1° In th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-1

Any person qualified in industrial property registered on the list provided for in Article R. 421-1 may request to be entered, with the same indication of specialisation, on the list of industrial pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-6

…de la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " passeport talent " prévue l'article L. 421-13, may, as soon as they meet the length-of-stay conditions and without waiting two months before th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-11

The research year, provided for in articles R. 632-42, D. 633-13 and R. 634-13 of the Education Code, may only be carried out when a research year contract has been concluded between the postgraduate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

Notwithstanding Article L. 561-18, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c and in 12°, 12°a, 13°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 may, when acting for the same customer and in the same transaction or when…

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

Article L422-1

…ses 3 to 9 of article R. 321-1, as amended on the date of publication of the amending finance law 2013-1279 of 29 December 2013, and taken out with a company mentioned in article L. 310-2. The amount…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 octodecies

…ister for Industry or the Minister for Defence and tasked with implementing the Paris Convention of 13 January 1993 on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical W…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation, orientation and preparation of the case.

Article L1454-1-3

…with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the conciliation and referral office may rule on the case on the basis of the documents and arguments that the appearing party has commun…

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