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Showing 171180 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-20

The rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants and to certain district capitals with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants to take account, on the one hand, of the cost…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-20

…This information is included in the Articles of Association. The statutory auditor shall give his opinion on these conversion procedures.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Central Section Council A.

Article D4233-20

…with the highest number of pharmacists are designated by the national council, after obtaining the opinion of the board of the central council of section A, in accordance with the procedures set out…

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

Article L4221-20

…'Etat: 1° The time limit within which the committee referred to in article L. 4221-12 must issue an opinion ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in articles L. 4221-14-1 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: General conditions for authorisation of gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations

Article R5121-208

…enic cell therapy preparations, with the exception, for gene therapy preparations, of obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine provided for in Article R. 1243-34. For the application of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 B

I. - The investment property companies referred to in I de l'article 33 de la loi n° 63-254 du 15 mars 1963 sont exonérées de l'impôt sur les sociétés pour la fraction de leur bénéfice qui provient de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Powers of the Minister for Health

Article R5121-206

…he application of sections 1 to 12 of this chapter are determined as necessary, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-20

The electoral colleges empowered to appoint the representatives of the communes are constituted as follows: a) The communes with a population below the commune average for the département have 40% of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-20

…uring the implementation of the plan, the court that approved the plan decides, after receiving the opinion of the Public Prosecutor's Office, to terminate the plan and initiate judicial liquidation p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-20

…erson on account of his or her sex, race, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, language, political opinions or sexual orientation or gender identity or that the enforcement of the said order may adve…

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