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Showing 30713080 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-13

The opinion of the College provided for in article L. 1142-24-5 specifies, for each head of loss, the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of the damage suffered and its assessment of the liabilit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Public service delegations

Article R1411-6

…1612-13, relating to the control of budgetary acts, are applicable. The Chamber issues a reasoned opinion in which it examines, in particular, the arrangements for entering into the agreement, the g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article R1434-1

…councils on citizenship and autonomy. The supervisory board of the regional health agency gives its opinion on the regional health plan and its constituent elements before they are adopted or revised.…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 277

…at the expert assessment operations, his observations are, at his request, recorded in the expert's opinion, as well as the follow-up given to them by the expert.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Findings.

Article 249

…instruct the person he appoints to make findings. The person making the findings must not give any opinion on the consequences in fact or in law that may result.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants.

Article L1234-3-1

…e regional or inter-regional health plan is drawn up by the competent authority after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine when it concerns organ transplantation.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-58

…tion licence.The application for production approval is submitted to the approval committee for its opinion.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-4

…rie are issued by the representative of the State in the département, after the mayor has given his opinion in cases where he is not responsible for issuing them himself.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1678

…port of three experts, who shall be required to draw up a single joint report, and to form a single opinion by a plurality of votes.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-14

The Secretary-General of the Agency shall be appointed by the President after receiving the opinion of the Board. His remuneration, including any allowances, shall be determined in accordance with the…

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