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Showing 52015210 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Customs CodeIn force
Title XV: The tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee.

Article 460

1. A tax, customs and foreign exchange litigation committee is set up to issue an opinion on the transactions referred to in Article 350 a of this Code.2. This committee is made up, under the chairman…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-11

…ions affiliated to it is taken into account. Notwithstanding the first paragraph, the decisions and opinions referred to in the third and fourth paragraphs of I of article L. 312-10 and the decisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-19

…ty of the business and employment in the establishment. The Social and Economic Committee issues an opinion on this offer within a timeframe set in application of article L. 2323-3. When the procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Disqualification.

Article L1457-1

…darity pact, cohabitee or his parents or relatives in the direct line; 4° If he has given a written opinion in the case; 5° If he is the employer or employee of one of the parties involved.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-18

…covered by national defence confidentiality must obtain, prior to its implementation, a favourable opinion from the Defence and National Security Committee for the Protection of Individuals mentioned…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-14

…s ordered jointly by the Minister for Culture and the Minister for the Disabled after receiving the opinion of the commission provided for in article R. 122-15.These measures are taken at the request…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-35

…on, authorisation to prosecute or enforce a sentence concerning the person already surrendered, the opinion of the investigating chamber before which the person claimed had appeared may be formulated…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2-1

…nt court, regardless of the length of the prison sentence still to be served;2° After receiving the opinion of a commission responsible for carrying out a multidisciplinary assessment of the dangerous…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-3

…arket structures limit the free play of competition, the Government may, after receiving the public opinion of the Competition Authority and by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, adopt the measures necessa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and powers

Article D821-3

…s are examined are defined in the order laying down the Council's rules of procedure. The Council's opinions relate to issues concerning the consumption of public or private goods and services, to dra…

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