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Showing 731740 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-133

…of that colleague or the authorisation of the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre. Such authorisation may only be refused on the grounds of a risk of confusion for the public. If the Conseil Département…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation of training

Article D6325-13

…ng programme in terms of the employee's prior learning. If it is not, the employer and the employee may, within the limits of the duration of the contract, sign an amendment. This amendment is sent to…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-13

…es during their holidays and leisure activities. Priority is given to families on low incomes. They may welcome other categories of users, as defined by interministerial decree, particularly outside s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-1

…iately put an end to any conflict of interest, within the meaning ofparagraph 1 of article 2 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life, which may arise in the performan…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-13

The decision to place the person in detention may only be challenged before the liberty and custody judge, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 741-10.In this case, the liberty and custody…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article R742-13

Failing a declaration within the period mentioned in article R. 742-11, creditors may apply to the juge des contentieux de la protection for relief from foreclosure within a period of six months from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation, registration and declaration decisions

Article R1333-136

Where the protection of the interests referred to in Article L. 1333-7 so warrants, the Nuclear Safety Authority may at any time require the person responsible for the nuclear activity to comply with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-130

The period provided for in the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 for the transfer of the deceased partner's shares is set at one year from the date of death. It may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-130

…ths, whether consecutive or not, must not, for a period of two years, set up in a practice where he may enter into direct competition with the masseur-physiotherapist replaced and with the masseurs-ph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-13

…sent the minor under the conditions set out inarticle 388-2 of the Civil Code. The person appointed may not be an ascendant or collateral relative of the parents or the minor. The information is given…

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