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Showing 44714480 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

In this Code : 1° "Home Member State" means : a) in the case of non-life insurance, the Member State of the European Union in which the head office of the insurance undertaking covering the risk is si…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 169

…In the latter case, the court may prescribe any measure it deems useful with regard to the expert opinion.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-7

…nsor of research involving the human person shall, within four months of the date of receipt of the opinion, make an offer of compensation to the victim or those entitled on his behalf, with a view to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-6

…he President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée submits the applications for the opinion of a recruitment commission. This commission assesses the level of the qualifications, diplo…

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

Article L532-4

…32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees and issues an opinion on whether these measures should be maintained or cancelled. In this case, the appeal has su…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-4

…National Centre for the Development of Sport, is allocated to French Polynesia. After receiving the opinion of the commission, the President of French Polynesia shall allocate the subsidies to the spo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Implementing provisions

Article L2152-6

After receiving the opinion of the Haut Conseil du dialogue social, the Minister responsible for labour draws up the list of professional employers' organisations recognised as representative by profe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-11

…training is granted as a matter of right, except where the employer considers, after obtaining the opinion of the social and economic committee, that such absence could have harmful consequences for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Continuous work.

Article L3132-14

…on may be granted by the labour inspector after consultation with the union representatives and the opinion of the social and economic committee, if there is one, under conditions determined by decree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-4-1

…article L. 4111-2. The Minister in charge of health decides on this application after receiving the opinion of a committee, the composition of which is set by decree.

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