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Showing 29512960 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Partitioning and similar transactions

Article 750 bis A

…provided that the deed is notarised and specifies that it is drawn up under IV of article 11 of law no. 85-1403 of 30 December 1985.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-89

The provisions of article R. 5126-85 and of the first paragraph of article R. 5126-86 relating to requests for the creation or transfer of pharmacies are applicable to requests for the closure of in-h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award notice

Article R3125-6

…in the framework of the award of public contracts and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 842/2011.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-9

…for simple, transparent and standardised securitisations, and amending Directives 2009/65/ EC, 2009/138/ EC and 2011/61/ EU and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 648/2012.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorist activities and prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article R563-1

The first decision to prohibit the transfer of funds against an online gaming or betting operator that holds neither an exclusive right nor the authorisation referred to in Article 21 of Law 2010-476…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK I: TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY OF GUYANA

Article D71-110-2

…velopment projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in the second paragraph of the'article 254 of law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25-1

I.-When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in its capacity as group supervisor, is informed by a supervisory authority of another Member State of a request to subject a subsidiary h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-1-1

…s:1° Books I to III, with the exception of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 335-4 and Articles L. 133-1 and L. 133-4, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 on the regula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Soundproofing

Article R4213-5

Premises in which work equipment likely to expose workers to a daily noise exposure level of more than 85 dB(A) is to be installed must be designed, built or fitted out, taking into account the state…

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