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Showing 44614470 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-1

…isition or use of the micro-organisms and toxins on the list drawn up in application of article L. 5139-1 and products containing them is subject to an authorisation issued by the Director General of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

…l of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may issue to veterinary pharmaceutical establishments exporting medicated feedingstuffs a certificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-10

…ure forecasts are set by the Director in accordance with the procedures defined in articles R. 6145-13 to R. 6145-18 and in compliance with the conditions set out in article R. 6145-11.The budget may,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-18

…days to inform the Minister, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the list that may claim to belong to the union. In the absence of this indication, the trade union organisations t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-12-1

…of French Guiana benefit each year from an individual right to training calculated in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office within the limit of a ceiling and the annual amoun…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-14

…wording "private and family life" as provided for in Articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-8, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-22, L. 425-1 or L. 426-5; 4° Carte de séjour temporaire portant la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-72

…entioned in I of Article L. 511-10, the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 shall transmit to the body of the credit institution to which the branch belongs that exercises s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58

…social, environmental and trade union training leave provided for in Articles L. 2145-5 to L. 2145-13 ; 2° The time limit within which the employee must send his request for leave to the employer;3°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Equal access for people with disabilities.

Article L6112-3

Disabled persons and persons treated as such, as referred to in article L. 5212-13, have access to all the training schemes provided for in this section in accordance with the principle of equal treat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R134-15

Any person engaging in the activities defined in Article 5° of Article 131-13 of the French Penal Code for fifth-class offences shall be liable to the fine provided for in L. 134-1 : 1° Failure to mak…

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