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Showing 23212330 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-11

Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average marks obtained by the candidate in all the written and oral tests they have taken, if this is equal to or higher than 10 out of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-23

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-1-1

I.-The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters is responsible for issuing an annual opinion on the relevance of the criteria used to determine recognition of the state of natural disaster, w…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-33

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may be asked for an opinion by one of the persons referred to in Article L. 331-29 on any question relating to the interoperab…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Temporary installations

Article R312-17

…the departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee by the event organiser. It contains an opinion in favour of or against approval. If the report is not sent, or if the opinion is unfavourab…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article LO6323-3

…idelines of the local authority's draft budget. The Economic, Social and Cultural Council gives its opinion on the results of their implementation. It may also, on its own initiative, give its opinion…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article LO6433-3

…lines of the draft budget for the collectivity. The Economic, Social and Cultural Council gives its opinion on the results of their implementation. It may also, on its own initiative, give its opinion…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: National master plan for blood transfusion organisation and regional blood transfusion organisation plans

Article R1222-50

The President of the Etablissement Français du Sang submits the draft regional plan for an opinion, by any means which confers a date of receipt, to each regional health agency concerned and to the Mi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article D612-55

Where the Authority intends to issue an unfavourable opinion or a qualified opinion, it shall invite the statutory auditor concerned to comment on the draft opinion within a period of not less than on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions specific to the procedure for reviewing measures of complete hospitalisation without consent

Article R3211-24

…referral is accompanied by the documents provided for in article R. 3211-12 as well as the reasoned opinion provided for in II of article L. 3211-12-1 . This opinion describes in detail the manifestat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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