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Showing 28812890 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-4

…he formalities provided for in articles L. 2112-2 and L. 2112-3, municipal councils must give their opinion.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-19

If the management decides not to follow the opinion expressed by the European Company Committee, the latter is automatically reconvened, at the request of the manager, to try to reach an agreement.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishment of the documentary notice

Article R613-62

The documentary opinion is placed in the patent file. Mention shall be made of its issue in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-14

…tial changes to the list of investigation sites or principal investigators, the Chairman issues the opinion on behalf of the Committee on the proposal of a single rapporteur.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-79

In urgent cases, the Paris enforcement judge may rule without the opinion of the competent enforcement judge pursuant to article 712-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-9

The Committee and its Technical Section may hear qualified persons called upon to provide an opinion or expertise on any item on the agenda.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-32

…two months, by written communication from the Director of the Agency, of the action taken on their opinions or wishes.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Liquidation procedures other than safeguard and legal redress

Article A743-15

I.-All of the services provided by the commercial court clerk in the context of a judicial liquidation procedure listed under number 143 of the table referred to in Article A. 743-8 gives rise to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-1

…2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles.The provisions of this section, which require the opinion or proposal of the head of the unit, the head of the department or, failing this, the head o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

…bership or non-membership, real or assumed, of an ethnic group, nation or so-called race, political opinions, trade union or mutualist activities, elected office, religious beliefs, physical appearanc…

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