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Showing 33113320 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-11-1

…in which the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article 495-11 are not met, the president may refuse homologation if he considers that the nature of the facts, the personality of the person…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-3

…e authorisations provided for in Article L. 2142-1, under the conditions set out in Article L. 6122-13. The authorisation may also be withdrawn if the prescriptions laid down in the authorisation are…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article L822-11

…L. 822-4 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts and information of which they may have become aware by reason of their duties, under the conditions and subject to the penalties p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Secure surveillance and secure detention

Article R53-8-44

Security surveillance for a period of two years may be ordered and, where appropriate, renewed by the regional court for security retention, in respect of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13, f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS.

Article R214-31-1

I. - Notwithstanding articles R. 214-24 and R. 214-26, a feeder UCITS may invest up to 100% of its assets in units or shares of a single master UCITS governed by French or foreign law and hold up to 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements between regional health agencies and complementary health insurance organisations

Article R1434-28

…ments regarding the implementation of the regional health project referred to in article L. 1434-1, may be the subject of one or more agreements, signed with the Director General of the Regional Healt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article D5132-18-1

The departmental prefect may, after consulting the departmental council for integration through economic activity, authorise an intermediary association to derogate from the duration mentioned in 2° o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-11

Where necessary, the Chairman of the Regional Council and the Regional Prefect may jointly invite representatives of local authorities or operators who are not members of the Regional Committee for Em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-84-1

…ions of article L. 1451-1 and are bound by professional secrecy with regard to any information that may have come to their knowledge by virtue of their duties, under the conditions and subject to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-8

…orced sale, after the file has been forwarded by the bailiff to the judicial auctioneer, the latter may agree to postpone the sale in the event of an advance payment, at the written request of the deb…

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