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Showing 611620 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Domiciliation

Article R551-13

The absence of an effective address may not be used against an asylum seeker to deny them the exercise of a right or access to an essential service guaranteed by law, particularly in banking and posta…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2342-13

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2141-14, the purchaser may provide, in the consultation documents, for the possibility of modifying the composition of groupings and of forming new gr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13

Contracts or parts of a contract may be reserved for structures for integration through economic activity mentioned in article L. 5132-4 of the Labour Code and equivalent structures, where they employ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-13

…ests for the rectification of material errors relating to acts previously published in the register may be submitted by any party to the acts concerned, in accordance with the procedure mentioned in A…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Actions available to the creditor

Article 1341-1

…e his rights and actions of a proprietary nature compromises the rights of his creditor, the latter may exercise them on behalf of his debtor, with the exception of those which relate exclusively to h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-13

…f the holder of the goods, in the event that the infringement is not subsequently recognised, which may be required of the holder of the copyright or related right, who has taken civil or criminal act…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Access to rights and obligations

Article D561-13

The resettled person may also request the issue of the certificate referred to in article D. 561-12 from the operator responsible for assisting him/her, who will draw it up and have it validated by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-13

The National Council may only validly deliberate in the presence of at least five members from each college, the bureau of at least two members from each profession. In the event of a tied vote, the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Management of the information and monitoring system for exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-130

The Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire may, in compliance with national defence and medical secrecy requirements, communicate the results of dosimetric monitoring it holds to study and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R2223-136

…ct, after obtaining the opinion of the Minister for Health in the case of thanatopractor positions, may extend the training course once only, for an equivalent maximum duration, if the required level…

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