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Showing 941950 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-3

…aragraph of article 142-5 and in Article 142-12-1, or the electronic device provided for in Article 138-3, where this measure may be ordered in view of the nature of the offences charged. In all cases…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-13

…a protective measure, either before the act of seizure or before the act of conversion, as the case may be. Under penalty of nullity, the letter shall reproduce, in very clear characters, the three pa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-13

…rejudice to the provisions relating to adequate explanations and warnings mentioned in articles L. 313-11 and L. 313-12, the lender or intermediary may provide the borrower with advice on the credit a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-13

Loans and exposures referred to in Article L. 513-2 and similar receivables are assigned to a société de crédit foncier simply by delivering a slip to the assignee, the details of which are set by dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-13

…four hours per month in companies or establishments with at least five hundred employees. This time may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances. Unless there is a collective agreement to the contrary…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-13

…ntatives until the results of the ballot are announced.The decision of the administrative authority may be appealed to a court of law, to the exclusion of any other administrative or contentious appea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 octies

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, provide that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-13

An agreement is signed between the public entity mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6113-11 and each health care organisation on the list mentioned in article L. 6113-12. If a health care o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-13

…king into account decisions taken by the Board of Directors and the Director. The Medical Committee may appoint its Chairman to prepare the measures mentioned in 1° and 2° of this article. It shall dr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Resignation

Article R1237-13

…in particular, medical reasons, the exercise of the right of withdrawal provided for in article L. 4131-1, the exercise of the right to strike provided for in Article L. 2511-1, the employee's refusal…

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