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Showing 831840 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-13

…he distribution companies, the holder of the automatic account who definitively ceases his activity may benefit, without any obligation to re-invest, from the payment of the sums registered on this ac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER DECISION

Article L751-13

…reign national are applicable to the enforcement of transfer decisions.The administrative authority may take measures to enforce the transfer decision under the conditions provided for in article L. 7…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-2

…be express and the receipt given by the creditor must indicate the source of the funds.Subrogation may be granted without the assistance of the creditor, but on condition that the debt is due or the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-132

…training booklet issued by the regional director of youth, sport and community life. This training may be divided into one or more training units and takes place under the conditions laid down in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-13

By the judgment adopting the sale plan, the court may authorise the conclusion of a management lease, even in the presence of any clause to the contrary, in particular in the lease of the property, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-13

I.-May access information recorded in the processing provided for in article R. 249-9 : 1° Judges and public prosecutors practising in all courts of first instance, appeal and cassation for the sole p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-13

…s owed to third parties and paid or advanced by them on behalf of the client or debtor, as the case may be.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R7124-13

…l informs the president of the Assembly of French Guyana of the matters referred to the council. He may ask the President of the Assembly of French Guiana for documents and studies on these issues.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-13

The duration of the suspension of approval may not exceed one month. Within this period, the commission, after the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 has given the agency concerned…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-13

…ions of all member undertakings calculated with the same deduction. A company's annual contribution may not be less than €15,000. This minimum contribution is calculated, where applicable, for all com…

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