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Showing 50815090 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…whichever is higher. Premiums or contributions net of cancellation and taxes for classes 11, 12 and 13 listed in article R. 321-1 are increased by 50%. Premiums or contributions written in direct busi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-2

I.-With a view to identifying the owners of bearer securities, the Articles of Association may provide that the issuing company or a third party designated by it is entitled to request, at any time an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-19

…the Government Commissioner to object to this consultation procedure.III. - The Board of Directors may delegate some of its powers mentioned in 3°, 4°, 5° and 12° of article R. 515-18, to the extent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…that remaining on the residence permit issued to the spouse or parent mentioned in articles L. 421-13 à L. 421-21; 3° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-26; in this case, its duratio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-24

No person may hold the position of de jure or de facto director or manager of an agency, company, association or establishment benefiting from or applying for the authorisation provided for in article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…d on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Revenue from the operating section

Article L2573-43

…tablished and collection takes place under the conditions provided for in Article 53 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. "III. - For the appli…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

…y the statutes applicable to them on 2 April 1992, the date of entry into force of loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse. The conditions for the applicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-2

…finds that the obligation set out in the first paragraph of this II has not been complied with, he may take the appropriate measures, in particular adjusting the regional allocations for the financin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Preparations for the vote and voting (R)

Article R1112-6

…lating to the appointment of their substitute; 7° Article R. 46 relating to the notification to the mayor and the presidents of the polling stations of the lists of assessors and substitutes; 8° Artic…

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