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Showing 901910 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Framework contract for payment services

Article L314-13

…with the information and conditions referred to in Article L. 314-12. The payment service provider may fulfil this obligation by providing the user with a copy of the draft framework contract.If, at…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-13

…L. 345-2 are deemed to belong to the same group within the meaning of this article. However, loans may be unsecured when the borrower is either a company in which one of the Member States of the OECD…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-13

…ivalent ;b) One representative of the staff responsible for training and research covered by decree no. 2006-733 of 23 June 2006 relating to senior technical or scientific posts at the Institut nation…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-13

…ion procedure is applied, the contact details of the party or parties to whom each interested party may address their claim for compensation; > The form and content of the claim and the procedure to b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-13

…ot been complied with within the time limit set, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may order the immediate suspension, in whole or in part, of the authorisation for the healthcare act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-13

…ts corporate officers is indicated in the notes to the financial statements. In addition, companies may decide to record the amount corresponding to all or part of these commitments in the balance she…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1397-3

…he occasion of the designation of the applicable law, before the marriage or during it, the spouses may designate the nature of the matrimonial property regime chosen by them.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-13

The sentence enforcement judge may withdraw the decision for home detention under electronic monitoring either in the event of non-compliance with the prohibitions or obligations provided for in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-13

…the interest of creditors have not been taken during the course of the proceedings, the proceedings may be resumed.The matter is referred to the court by the previously appointed liquidator, by the pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-13

…of article L. 811-2, the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or III of the same article which may be communicated by electronic means. Court-appointed administrators and judicial representatives…

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