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Showing 51615170 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-78

…2° Carrying out the tasks of supporting and promoting gender diversity as provided for in 1° to 9°, 13° and 14° of Article L. 6231-2; 3° Deploying a quality approach undertaken to meet the requirement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-14

…it is established, the total number of medical biology examinations, as defined in Article D. 6211-13, that it has performed during the previous calendar year. This declaration distinguishes : 1° The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4211-1

…nology transfer;Subject to articles L. 3641-1 and L. 5217-2, the municipalities and their groupings may only intervene in addition to the region and within the framework of an agreement signed with th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Prevention of acts of terrorism

Article 706-25-15

…of specialist assistant for the prevention of acts of terrorism with the public prosecutor's office may be carried out by category A or B civil servants as well as persons holding, in subjects defined…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-4

The foreign national may apply to the president of the administrative court to have the detention decision provided for in article L. 754-3 annulled within forty-eight hours of being notified, in orde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-5

…nté. For the gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, in addition to the activities mentioned in the first paragraph, these good…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article R236-38

…ntioned in Articles R. 236-21, with the exception of the information provided for in 3°, 4°, 6° and 13°, and R. 236-36, with the exception of the information provided for in 4°, as well as the followi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-46-1

…d approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009; b) Be invested in and exposed to more than 90% of their net assets in securities menti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-93

…d approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 ;b) Be invested in and exposed to more than 90% of their net assets in securities refer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R1431-7

The Board of Directors deliberates on all matters relating to the operation of the establishment and in particular on:

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