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Showing 33213330 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…covered by Article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to the ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifying the legal framework for asset management, professional priv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Internal redeployment measures.

Article L1233-45-1

In companies with fifty or more employees, the employer may, after receiving the favourable opinion of the Social and Economic Committee, propose internal redeployment measures before the expiry of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article L2221-2

…the assessment of how the project is to be carried out, the budgetary sustainability study and the opinions on these are presented to the deliberative assembly or governing body, which decides on the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-41

A report is drawn up following the committee's visit and, if the opinion is favourable, it proposes that the circuit be approved either for a specific event or for several types of event. This report,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-49-1

The consultative opinion of the national technical director mentioned in article R. 212-10-12 is required for the authorisation of training bodies preparing for the "sports development" speciality of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-6

…wn up in triplicate; this figure is increased to six for categories of sports arenas subject to the opinion of the Commission nationale de sécurité des enceintes sportives.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-6

Any person who has obtained a licence to practise issued by the Minister for Health, following the opinion of a commission, including professionals, the membership of which is set by decree, may also…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign nationals planning to set up a business

Article R421-33

…e multiannual residence permit provided for in article L. 421-16, foreign nationals must request an opinion from the Ministry of the Economy on the genuine and serious nature of their business creatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-4

The general conditions for the reception and training of apprentices are the subject of an opinion from the Technical Committee or any other competent body on which staff representatives sit. This bod…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R293

…alphabetical order and for each person in order of the date of the judgments, rulings, decisions or opinions. "

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