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Showing 29112920 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-26

…nion or a State linked to the European Union by an agreement mentioned in section 5 of this chapter may be sent directly, in the original or in a certified copy, by any means that leaves a written tra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Clearing houses

Article D440-3

…authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to unde…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-1-1

The guarantee fund referred to in article L. 422-1 may request any administration or service of the State or public authorities, any social security organisation, any organisation managing social bene…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 G

…for the benefit of the Société du Grand Paris public establishment created by the article 7 of law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 relative to Greater Paris, a special equipment tax intended to finance t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1638-0 bis

…other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling, property tax and business property tax may be applied on the territory of pre-existing public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1607 ter

…1 of the town planning code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, a special equipment tax intended to fina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and general rules.

Article D211-1 A

…agreements and any other forward contracts relating to commodities that must be settled in cash or may be settled in cash at the request of one of the parties for reasons other than default or other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-6

…1 December 1982: 1° Within the spa establishments ; 2° Subject to having passed, before 31 December 2011, knowledge verification tests under conditions determined by decree, within the establishments…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-9

…o 820/97, of pigmeat, sheepmeat and poultrymeat within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1337/2013 of 13 December 2013 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) N…

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