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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Specific procedures

Article R284

At articles R. 50-17, R. 50-20, R. 50-22 and R. 51, summonses, information and decisions are made, as far as the applicant is concerned, in the form of registered letter with acknowledgement of receip…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The decision on the admissibility of the application and the examination of the conditions of detention

Article R249-21

Within ten days of receipt of the application sent to him in accordance with article R. 249-20, the judge shall rule on its admissibility by means of a reasoned order in accordance with the second and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-63

The thresholds set pursuant to a of 5° of Article L. 626-32 are: 1° 250 employees and 20 million euros in net sales; or 2° 40 million euros in net sales. These thresholds are assessed on the date of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-8

Equipment grants awarded by the State for operations undertaken by multi-purpose intercommunal syndicates, which meet the conditions set by article D. 5212-9, are increased by 20% without the total gr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedures and conditions

Article 411-69

…ion to award a grant is taken after the amount of the grant has been determined on the basis of the opinion of the costing committee, which is asked to give its opinion on the application for pre-prod…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General measures

Article R412-1

The decrees provided for in Article L. 412-1 are adopted after obtaining the opinion of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Consultation of the Assembly of French Guyana by the Government

Article L7152-2

…slative regime and administrative organisation of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana.Its opinion is deemed to have been obtained in the absence of notification to the representative of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article D612-56

Reasons are given for an unfavourable opinion or an opinion with reservations. In particular, it may be based on the fact that the proposed statutory auditor, or the natural person who has been approa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialised committees

Article R4641-11

The specialised committees: 1° Prepare the opinions of the general committee; 2° Are consulted on international and European instruments, draft decrees other than those issued on the report of the Min…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4321-104

When the opinions of the consultant masseur-physiotherapist and the treating masseur-physiotherapist differ profoundly, the treating masseur-physiotherapist informs the patient. If the opinion of the…

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