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Showing 88918900 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-25

…he decisions authorising the manufacture of the medicinal product concerned and issued, as the case may be, either under the manufacturer's national legislation or pursuant to Articles R. 5124-6, R. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…nce that the person or entity that requests it and, more generally, that any interested third party may place in its work. Applying these rules enables the statutory auditor to fulfil the duties of hi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-2

…ee in the Council of State, to determine the State responsible pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mecha…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-23 (art. A231-3)

…he doctor's? (This health check-up is scheduled at ages 2, 3, 4, 5, between 8 and 9, between 11 and 13 and between 15 and 16). □ □ If you answered YES to one or more questions, you need to see a docto…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration of sworn freight brokers on the list of the Court of Appeal

Article R131-1

…or specialities for which registration is requested; 4° The proof provided for in 3° of Article L. 131-14 ; 5° Documents proving that its directors, partners or employees include at least one person…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Changes of forenames and surnames.

Article 61-3-1

Any person of full age may apply to the civil registrar of his or her place of residence or custodian of his or her birth certificate for a change of name to one of the names provided for in the first…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60

…hnical and scientific police services or bodies of the national police and the national gendarmerie may directly carry out findings and technical or scientific examinations falling within their remit,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-173

…entity responsible for the collection of sums due to or benefiting directly or indirectly the fund may agree that these sums will be credited to an account specifically allocated for the benefit of o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Use of powers in the public interest

Article L515-6

…rudentiel et de résolution or the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1 may take appropriate and non-discriminatory measures to penalise irregularities committed in France…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2152-7

…ically advantageous tender, the purchaser shall base himself: 1° Either on a single criterion which may be : a) Price, provided that the sole object of the contract is the purchase of standardised ser…

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