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Showing 47014710 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-17

An entreprise de travail temporaire d'insertion may enter into open-ended contracts as referred to in article D. 5132-10-15 up to 20% of the number of full-time jobs for integration set out in the agr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-5

The initial application may be confirmed until the expiry of a period of two months from notification of the rejection decision or from the formation of this decision when it is implicit. In the meant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-21

The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals wi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Delegation of powers

Article L1111-8-2

…us wishing to delegate the appraisal and awarding of grants or subsidies submits its request for an opinion to the territorial conference on public action. The request for delegation and the opinion o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8-1

…cedure is the subject of an information, this communication may only take place with the favourable opinion of the investigating judge. The investigating judge may also carry out this communication, u…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-48

…ntrol may relate to acts or to expenditure and revenue circuits and procedures. After receiving the opinion of the authorising officer, the budget controller sends the ENVSN the audit programme. Where…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4

…2 of the same code is sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which gives its opinion within two months. In the event that the Autorité de la concurrence issues a sanction follow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-4

…te representative in the département may decide, in the light of the medical certificate or medical opinion referred to in article L. 3213-3, to maintain the care measure for a further three months. I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-3

…isory Commission on Natural Disasters is consulted on a draft law, decree or ministerial order, its opinion is deemed favourable in the absence of an express opinion issued within five weeks of the ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article L4422-34

…ers of the bureau of the Corsican economic, social, environmental and cultural council decide which opinions may be issued in section. Each year, the President of the Corsican Executive Council presen…

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