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Showing 41114120 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-10

In the absence of an international convention stipulating otherwise, the articles 694-11 to 694-13 shall apply to requests for mutual assistance from the competent foreign authorities for the seizure,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-3

…epresents is determined for the purposes of the calculations and votes mentioned in Article L. 2352-13.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…the deferred salary, for the year ended and for the current year, instituted by the article L. 321-13 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-8-5

…n article R. 48-1 (1°) with the exception of offences punishable by the articles R. 417-1 to R. 417-13 and R. 421-7 du code de la route relative à l'arrêt et au stationnement dangereux, gênant ou abus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for storing documents.

Article R1131-20

…explanatory comments are kept by the medical biology analysis laboratories mentioned in article R. 1131-13 for a period of thirty years. In all cases, these results are archived in conditions of secur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-11

…on leave and family solidarity leave in accordance with the conditions laid down in article R. 6153-13.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-16

…ng, that the seized assets are unavailable, that they are placed in the debtor's custody, that they may not be alienated or moved, except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article &l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

This Book, as amended by Decree no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010 , is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Section 2 of Chapter III, Title II, Articles R. 324-4 and R. 334-48…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-10

The issue of the site authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1121-13 is subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1° The possibility of ensuring appropriate superv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

…5121-12-1 as referred to in Article L. 5121-12 or a registration as referred to in Article L. 5121-13 or an authorisation as referred to in 12° or 13° of Article L. 5121-1 or which is not a medicinal…

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