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Showing 36613670 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of court-appointed administrators or agents)

Article R814-158

…rticipations financières de professions libérales constituées, en application du titre IV de la loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-25

…ch publication, the register with which the annual accounts have been filed, whether an unqualified opinion, a qualified opinion or an adverse opinion has been issued by the auditors, or if the audito…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-13

…r by any means to the committee of experts referred to in article L. 1231-3 so that it can give its opinion on the request. The committee of experts will hear the minor capable of discernment in the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other control measures.

Article L3114-1

When it is necessary because of the transmissible nature of the infections of the persons accommodated, cared for or transported, or because of the risk factors for the acquisition of infections by th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 173

The minutes, opinions or reports drawn up, on the occasion of or following the execution of an investigative measure shall be sent or given in copy to each of the parties by the clerk of the court who…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 279

…dge. The judge may, in giving his decision, extend the period within which the expert must give his opinion.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-48

…nistrative authority.The employer also sends the minutes of the meetings. These minutes include the opinions, suggestions and proposals of the staff representatives.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-14

…n of this section shall be determined by decree in the Council of State, issued after obtaining the opinion of the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties. This decree shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-73

…Economic Committee to the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, which shall give a reasoned opinion on such wishes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2343-3

…ble the employee representatives to meet with the employer and to obtain a reasoned response to any opinion they may express.

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