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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article A711-5

…cting as a public official who wishes to refer a matter to the joint conciliation commission for an opinion in the context of a redundancy or dismissal procedure sends his request to the secretariat o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-8

…cles R. 221-4, R. 221-5 and R. 221-6 may be extended for a period of one year, following a reasoned opinion from the national technical director of the relevant delegating federation, when the athlete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-21

…ng the Social and Economic Committee and, where applicable, the framework for recourse to an expert opinion by this committee when the employer plans to make at least ten employees redundant within th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1235-1

…herapeutic purposes. Only organisations authorised by the Minister for Research after receiving the opinion of the Biomedicine Agency may import or export organs for scientific purposes.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-103

The provisional decision is taken following the opinion of the relevant Selective Production Grants Committee, which is consulted after the reading committees have been consulted in accordance with th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 804

…d by the dispute and mentions the elements likely to enlighten the debate, without making known the opinion of the magistrate who has written it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-3

…e membership or affiliation links, under conditions determined by decree issued after obtaining the opinion of the French Accounting Standards Authority (Autorité des normes comptables).

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-23

…ecision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, after receiving the opinion of the Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Advisory committees

Article 312-57

…h committee are set by the committee secretariat.When at least two of the readers give a favourable opinion, the project is placed on the agenda of the relevant committee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Budget

Article L2543-2

…2° In communes which, by decree issued at the request of their municipal councils and following the opinion of the departmental council , have been authorised to place themselves under this system.

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