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Showing 33313340 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-14

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, after obtaining the opinion of the Board of Directors, sends the Minister for Health an annual report on the activity and operation of the automat…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Care that may be ordered in the event of a mental disorder that has impaired discernment

Article D47-37

…are be modified or lifted, the liberty and custody judge may only give a ruling after receiving the opinion of the sentence enforcement judge following the progress of the measure..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-24

The expert opinion provided for by article 706-115 may be entrusted to an expert psychiatrist or to a doctor on the list provided for by article 431 of the Civil Code. In both cases, the provisions of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-39

…le L. 2233-1, orders issued by the ministers concerned specify the bodies called upon to give their opinion under the conditions set out in article R. 3142-36.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-23-1

…le L. 2233-1, orders issued by the ministers concerned specify the bodies called upon to give their opinion under the conditions set out in article R. 3142-23.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R5112-13

…s or councils set up by local authorities in the field of employment and integration. It issues the opinions required by law on applications for approval.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-36

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, after obtaining the opinion of the Health Transport Sub-Committee, decide to grant other authorisations during the same calendar year, in accord…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Foreign nationals entrusted to the child welfare service

Article L423-22

…of the foreign national's links with his or her family back in his or her country of origin and the opinion of the relevant authorities. This permit is issued subject to the real and serious nature of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to conveyor belts.

Article R342-28

…article R. 472-18 of the town planning code, the opinion of the technical service for ski lifts and guided transport. This opinion, known as a "type…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article L614-2

…decrees or orders, other than individual measures, in the same areas may only be adopted after the opinion of the Comité Consultatif de la Législation et de la Réglementation Financières has been obt…

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