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Showing 40714080 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-3-1

…represent society in all its diversity. After receiving prior training, they debate and draw up an opinion and recommendations which are made public. The experts participating in the citizens' traini…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-35

…ficio, on the application of the public prosecutor, or at the request of the wanted person after an opinion from the public prosecutor. The Investigating Chamber shall rule within fifteen days of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-48

…ry law followed by an unsuspended custodial sentence, the sentencing court may, after receiving the opinion of the sentence enforcement judge, order the enforcement of all or part of the imprisonment…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-78

…oncerned, are notified of the refusal in a sealed envelope, together with the reasoned unfavourable opinion of the committee of experts provided for in article L. 232-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating tuberculosis and leprosy.

Article L3112-1

…ons of application of this article are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, after obtaining the opinion of the Haute Autorité de santé.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Right of communication

Article L811-6

…n of this section shall be determined by decree in the Council of State, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés. This decree shall define in p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article R141-7

…rosecutor examines applications made pursuant to articles R. 141-3 and R. 141-4.After obtaining the opinion of the president of the judicial court, he draws up the list during the first fortnight of J…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1256

Where the medical certificate described by article 431 of the Civil Code and the medical opinion referred to in articles 426 and 432 of the same code are requested by the public prosecutor or ordered…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-1

…tion of investment services providers, the Autorité des marchés financiers may, after obtaining the opinion of the Banque de France, certify standard contracts for transactions in financial instrument…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-3

…or pharmaceutical experts, as well as qualified representatives of organisations or services whose opinion the commission wishes to have.

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