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Showing 891900 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-13

…the Civil Code. In the case of rental risk insurance or neighbour's recourse insurance, the insurer may not pay to anyone other than the owner of the rented property, the neighbour or the third party…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-13

The President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may withdraw approval if it turns out that the characteristics of a cinema or the technical projection equipment do not comply with…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L3133-13

…urred exceed the amount of the fixed indemnity provided for in the previous paragraph, the creditor may request additional compensation, on justification.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-13

…d which is included on a list drawn up by the ministers responsible for health and higher education may practise the profession of hospital pharmacy assistant in public health establishments, army hos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-13

…ber 2005, knowledge verification tests under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, may perform acts of assistance to a practitioner during surgery. The knowledge verification test is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-13

…filing is made by post or teletransmission, the copy of the application intended for the applicant may be sent to him by the same means. The date and time of filing are then those of receipt at the h…

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

Article 1382 C

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-13

If, on the date mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1213-7, a single list of candidates is submitted for one of the ballots mentioned in articles R. 1213-2 to R. 1213-5, the central census…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account

Article R6333-13

…ar agreement on objectives and performance. II - The management of assets and financial instruments may be delegated to companies or firms carrying out the activities mentioned in I of article L. 532-…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contribution of the armed forces health service to other public health initiatives

Article R6147-134

The departmental mobilisation plans mentioned in article L. 3131-8, the zonal mobilisation plan mentioned in article R. 3131-6 and the system mentioned in article L. 3131-11 include the measures speci…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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