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Showing 47814790 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reference perimeter.

Article R761-7

…t when all the municipalities in the perimeter are in the same department. It is then submitted for opinion to the manager, the communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, the te…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-63

…e members of the regional company, in connection with the practice of the profession, or giving its opinion, if invited to do so by one of the parties or by the public prosecutor, on liability proceed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-8

…sidies are allocated on the basis of a programme drawn up by the State representative following the opinion of a departmental committee, the composition of which he decides, and on the basis of a scho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-89

…ed to in I, given the exceptional nature of the work to be carried out. The employer shall seek the opinion of the occupational physician and that of the social and economic committee.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: The therapeutic injunction process

Article R3413-13

…is made, under the same conditions, by the person in charge of the measure, taking into account the opinion of the adult. Except in emergencies, in the event of disagreement between the protected adul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of actions

Article D5132-34

…s. This share may be increased by decision of the Prefect, up to a limit of 50%, after a favourable opinion from the departmental council for integration through economic activity, if the activities d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-9

…curate, up to date, verifiable and sufficiently complete to enable the recipient to form a personal opinion of the therapeutic value of the medicinal product. Quotations, tables and other illustration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-17

…in each of the local authorities mentioned in article R. 6523-15 is responsible for :a) Issuing an opinion on the regional charter or plan for preventing and combating illiteracy drawn up under the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of salary

Article R7422-9

…eferred to in article L. 7422-7 are set by the Minister responsible for labour, after obtaining the opinion of: 1° Either the competent departmental committees referred to in article R. 7422-1 when se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-3

…have the qualifications and experience mentioned in article R. 5141-25. The persons who give their opinion on the documentation relating to the trials submitted in support of a marketing authorisatio…

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