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Showing 47314740 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Health care organisations making the results of quality and safety indicators available to the public

Article D6111-23

…rovisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 6144-1 and the fourth paragraph of Article L. 6161-2 may be recorded by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, particularly in cases where t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 sexies

…growth wage per day and per child giving entitlement to the increase provided for in Article L. 423-13 of the Social Action and Family Code. A sum equal to once the hourly amount of the minimum growth…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…rks, patents and all intellectual property rights; 12° Legal proceedings, disputes and settlements; 13° Acquiring, disposing of and exchanging real estate and granting mortgages; 14° Participation in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-11

…inciple. If necessary, it will commission an expert opinion, but professional or industrial secrecy may not be invoked against it. The college is chaired by a member of the Conseil d'Etat, a magistrat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…of cover triggered by the claim referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 may not be less than ten years where the insured natural or legal person :I.- Exercises one of the f…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-16

…n two months after the order has been made enforceable. In the case of a motorised land vehicle, it may be immobilised by one of the procedures provided for the application of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2643-1

…plication of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2313-3, the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-23

…ersons. Any salesperson who is a natural person, whether or not they are an employee of a creditor, may not, under any circumstances, be remunerated on the basis of the rate of credit or the type of c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-8

…whatever the terms and conditions thereof, nor establish or continue any business relationship and may transmit the report provided for in Article L. 561-15 under the conditions laid down in that Art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-14

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution only where it meets the requirements set out in Article R. 352-13 and the following conditions: a) Its limited scope is duly justified by the undertaking concerned…

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