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Showing 28112820 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-23

…tion of the provisions of this chapter. This decree specifies the conditions under which the expert opinion provided for by article 712-21 may not be ordered, with the agreement of the public prosecut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Common provisions

Article L466-1

…or assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1, may, at any stage of the proceedings, request the opinion of the Autorité des marchés financiers. This opinion must be sought when proceedings are ins…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Economic warning rights

Article L2312-65

…ial and economic committee or, where applicable, of the economic committee, concludes by issuing an opinion on the advisability of referring its conclusions to the administrative or supervisory body i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-13

When the relevant committee gives a favourable opinion on an application for support for authors, its opinion also covers, in the light of the information provided in the application file, the form of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-41

Excluded from communication to the public are: - draft decisions and opinions, as well as documents not communicated to the applicant used in the preparation of these decisions and opinions; - documen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The regional economic and social council.

Article L4433-5

…ents of regional interest, and on the general guidelines of the region's draft budget. It gives its opinion on the results of their implementation. It may issue an opinion on any action or project of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior application for examination of an activity

Article R151-4

When an entity governed by French law submits a request to the Minister for an opinion as to whether all or part of the activity of this entity falls within the scope of I of Article L. 151-3, the Min…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-5

…ral of the Agence de la biomédecine. The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine sends his opinion to 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
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-15

…notifies the State representative, the local authority or its public establishment concerned of an opinion in which it takes note.Within the same timeframe and if it deems the corrective measures ado…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-15

…notifies the State representative, the local authority or its public establishment concerned of an opinion in which it takes note.Within the same timeframe and if it deems the corrective measures ado…

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