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Showing 36013610 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-12

…ort and entertainment" professional advisory committee under the conditions set out in article R. 6113-21 of the French Labour Code:either by an order of the minister responsible for sport; - or by an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-2-2

…inting shall result in the suspension or withdrawal of the authorisation provided for inArticle L. 1131-2-1, under the conditions laid down inArticle L. 6122-13. The authorisation may also be withdraw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-3

…of the adversarial hearing provided for in article 712-6 or the hearing provided for in article 712-13. This curator, guardian or person may make written observations or be heard as a witness by the s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the intervention of the fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from undertakings providing medical liability insurance

Article R427-14

The liquidator referred to in article R. 427-13 of this Code shall, with the agreement of the Fund, manage the files relating to compensation for damage covered by insurance, the subscription of which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-15

…of force majeure. The standard regulations and special regulations provided for in articles L. 522-13 and L. 522-17 specify the obligations of operators with regard to the preservation of deposits. T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1496 bis

The municipal council of a commune whose territory was, prior to the entry into force of law no. 83-636 du 13 juillet 1983 modifiée portant modification du statut des agglomérations nouvelles, partial…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article R632-9

The expulsion decision may be revoked at any time by the authority that took it.The revocation of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Civil liability insurance for hunters

Article Annexe art A230-6

…esiding at....., is insured by it for the period from...... to 30 June...... under insurance policy no. ...... taken out by....... This policy covers, under the minimum conditions set out in article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control officers.

Article L6361-5

…he inspections provided for in this Title, who are sworn in and commissioned for this purpose. They may be assisted by State employees. The agents involved in the inspections are bound by professional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-1

…c legal personality are inalienable and imprescriptible. However, property belonging to this domain may be sold under the conditions set out in article L. 3112-1 of the General Code of Public Property…

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