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Showing 861870 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 3: Appeal procedures

Article L342-13

The appeal does not have suspensive effect.However, the public prosecutor may ask the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate to declare his appeal suspensive. In this case, the appeal,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-13

…ntracts and securitisation vehicles, appropriate approximations, including case-by-case approaches, may be used for the calculation of the best estimate.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-13

…ion allows for a different, more intelligible and concise presentation. The following in particular may also appear as appendices at the end of the description: 1° Short extracts from computer program…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R513-13

The Association may carry out statistical surveys to improve its knowledge of the market. To this end, each member shall provide the Association each year with data relating to the organisation of its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-13

An assistant pharmacist working exclusively in a pharmacy operated by a société d'exercice libéral may hold, directly or through a société de participations financières de profession libérale that he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-13

…nce nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, referred to in Article L. 5121-8, may be the subject of a learning programme. The elements making up the programme comply with the pro…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article R2223-13

The state of abandonment is recorded in a report drawn up by the mayor or his delegate after a visit to the site, in the presence of a police officer delegated by the head of the district or, in the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules of good practice.

Article D5232-13

…blic. This area is reserved for the personalised reception of the patient, including any tests that may be required, and must be soundproofed and visually insulated to ensure the confidentiality of th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Purpose of approval.

Article R6312-13

…port carried out as part of emergency medical aid and transport carried out on medical prescription may only be granted to natural or legal persons governed by private law and to public or private hea…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-13

…h the statutory auditor selects a sample and on which he wishes to reach a conclusion. A population may, for example, consist of all the items in an account balance or a category of transactions.Metho…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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