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Showing 54415450 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

…he right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-14

…s Agency and the local sports plans within its territorial jurisdiction provided for in article L. 113-4, is responsible for drawing up a territorial sports project that takes account of specific terr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the vineyard planting authorisati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…servicemen who died during their participation in an operation mentioned in 2° or 3° of article L. 4138-3-1 of the Defence Code or, within three years of the end of these operations, from wounds recei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A

…vehicles 26 801 Electric locomotive 23 306 High-speed locomotives 40 785 Tram-train multiple units 13 403 Towed vehicles Passenger trailers 5,594 High-speed passenger trailer 11 652 Tram-train traile…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expenditure chargeable to the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article L6241-5

…of the contracts of association mentioned in article L. 442-5 of the Education Code or article L. 813-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; b) Be authorised to receive national scholarship holder…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

…the adaptations provided for in II to VIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5721-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 5721-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 5721-2-1 law no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…obtained from a reliable and independent source. IV.The verification obligations referred to in II may be deemed to have been fulfilled if one of the following conditions is met: 1° The identity of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article D561-32-1

…number and volume of transactions or the use of dormant or not very active companies in which there may have been recent changes to the articles of association;6° The discovery of anomalies in invoice…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R774-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 511-1no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exceptio…

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