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Showing 14211430 of 6664 articles for Art. Avis CEPC n° 04-08

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-20

The opinion issued by the Social and Economic Committee as part of the consultation carried out in application of article L. 2421-3 is expressed by secret ballot after hearing the interested party.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-22

The list of organisations whose training courses give entitlement to mutualist leave is drawn up by order of the Minister for Mutual Societies after consultation with the Conseil Supérieur de la Mutua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Other forms of practice

Article R4321-140

Before undertaking any expert assessment, the expert masseur-physiotherapist informs the person concerned of his mission and the legal framework in which his opinion is sought.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-7

In each region, a commission is responsible for issuing an opinion on animal health programmes and proposing the approval of the groups designated in the first paragraph of article L. 5143-6.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial and accounting system.

Article R5321-3

Secondary accounting officers may be appointed by order of the ministers responsible for the budget and health, on the proposal of the agency's general manager and after consulting the accounting offi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R8222-2

The injunction sent to the co-contractor by the project owner or the principal, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 8222-5, shall be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R6156-63

Full or alternate members whose dossier is submitted to the committee for an opinion may not take part in the deliberations on the entire agenda item that concerns them.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Harvesting haematopoietic cells collected from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a donor of full age who is the subject of a legal protection measure with representation relating to the person

Article R1241-8

If the guardianship judge considers that the protected person does not have the capacity to consent to the donation, he shall refer the matter by any means to the committee of experts referred to in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article R2333-15

If the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation finds that an advertising medium has not been declared within the time limits specified in the first paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article R4002-2

In the case of an application for partial access for the purpose of establishment, the competent authority will decide on the authorisation sought after obtaining the opinion of the committee of the h…

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