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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-34

The draft terms of cross-border merger shall be published after the opinion has been issued by the staff representative bodies consulted pursuant to Articles L. 2312-8 and, where applicable, L. 2341-4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4131-2

…xecution of deliberations, and the regional economic, social and environmental council, through its opinions, contribute to the administration of the region..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for compensation by substitution of the Office.

Article R1142-62

…d, the period provided for in article L. 1142-14 runs from the date of receipt by the Office of the opinion of this Commission.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-151

…onsible for the nuclear activity shall inform the person concerned in writing of the request for an opinion made to the administrative authority and shall inform him that, in this context, he is the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-17

…nsulted on any proposed mandate. On expiry of a period of one month, he is deemed to have given his opinion. The principal shall send him a copy of the mandate as soon as it has been concluded.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-18

…nto account the health risk or in the event of rapid decomposition of the body, after obtaining the opinion of a doctor, decide on immediate burial and closure of the coffin.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conseil départemental de l'environnement et des risques sanitaires et technologiques.

Article R1416-3

…udice to the provisions laying down a specific procedure, when the Board is called upon to issue an opinion on an individual case, it shall invite the person concerned to make his observations and sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R947-4

…chambers of commerce and industry and the chambers of trade and craft trades" and "taken after the opinion of the general meeting of the commercial court" are deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R937-4

…chambers of commerce and industry and the chambers of trade and craft trades", and "taken after the opinion of the general meeting of the commercial court" are deleted.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R4241-1

The conditions for notifying the requests for opinions and studies referred to in Article L. 4241-1 and those for convening the regional economic, social and environmental council are set out respecti…

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