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Showing 32113220 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inventories and national database of sources

Article R1333-158

…trical equipment emitting ionising radiation subject to one of the regimes mentioned in Articles L. 1333-8 or L. 1333-9 shall have an inventory of the radioactive sources, accelerators or electrical e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-103

Exceptional aid is granted to the persons mentioned in article 911-102 who meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have suffered, in 2020, either a loss of turnover resulting from…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-2

Holiday vouchers may be issued to public authorities and approved service providers in payment of expenses incurred on national territory by beneficiaries for their holidays, transport, accommodation,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-17

…art Six of this Code, or breach of the conditions laid down in the authorisation, the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Article L. 6122-13. When the provision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-10

…with the stipulations of a branch agreement or convention adopted in application ofarticle L. 1243-13 or, where applicable, the provisions ofarticle L. 1243-13-1 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euro…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Market development

Article R2352-9

The provisions of article R. 2152-13 apply.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Fees for the issue of documents and miscellaneous levies

Article 958

…French nationality and declarations of acquisition of nationality submitted under articles 21-2, 21-13-1 and 21-13-2 of the Civil Code are subject to a stamp duty of €55 collected in the manner provid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-12

…professional specialisation(s) as sanctioned by the aptitude test provided for in 5° of article L. 131-13. The Court of Appeal may make new entries or amendments to the list whenever it is required t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L421-7

…t passport-researcher-mobility programme" provided for in Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 may be issued as soon as the foreign national is first admitted to the country.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Portion of contract performance reserved for SMEs

Article R2213-5

…or indirectly, to the small and medium-sized enterprises or craftsmen mentioned in article R. 2151-13 is set at 10% of the estimated value of the partnership contract, excluding financing costs, exce…

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