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Showing 49915000 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-12

I.- Measures aimed at quarantining people likely to be affected may only apply to people who, having stayed in an area where the infection is circulating during the previous month, enter French territ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who invest in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…rovider are located, one in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte or Saint-Martin, and the other in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, La…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

…ollowing shall apply in New Caledonia:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) and R. 135-1 to R. 135-4 ;2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, for th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Development allowance and equalisation allowance for overseas municipalities

Article L2334-23-1

…From 2020, the share of the development grant mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 2334-13 and intended for the communes of the overseas departments, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-1-2

…vide specific individualised services in serviced condominiums, as mentioned in article 41-4 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 laying down the status of condominiums in built-up areas; 5° For their ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-16

…e to report any suspected adverse reaction occurring either in the Community or in a third country; 13° In the case of medicinal products referred to in the second paragraph of Article R. 5141-13, an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article R60-1

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-16

…articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code, applies to all persons called upon to intervene…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-2

…machine; 11° books and other items required for study or vocational training; 12° children's items; 13° personal or family souvenirs; 14° pets or animals for keeping; 15° animals intended for the seiz…

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