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Showing 54515460 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279 bis

…ormances and their interpretation, designated by the Minister responsible for culture following the opinion of a commission whose composition is set by order of the same Minister. Complaints and appea…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER ONE

Article L2231-1

…he municipal council or deliberative assembly. The debate is followed by a vote. The report and the opinion of the municipal council or the deliberative assembly are published under the conditions set…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Professional accountants

Article 1649 quater L

…il of the order of certified public accountants in whose jurisdiction they are registered, after an opinion from the regional council if it is requested by an independent certified public accountant o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1187

…the public prosecutor, who returns it to the judge within fifteen days, accompanied by his written opinion on the action to be taken or an indication that he intends to formulate this opinion at the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1 A: Steering policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article L5214-1 B

…t to the Conseil national de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles for its opinion. For its application, the agreement is the subject of regional variations involving the mais…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-6

…agreement with the directors of the participating institutions, and after receiving the favourable opinion of the grouping's strategic committee, as well as that of the grouping commission and the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-36

…itiated by the European Commission, and in particular of the issue, where applicable, of a reasoned opinion or a decision to bring an action for failure to fulfil obligations before the Court of Justi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application.

Article R5132-1

…roduits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) seeks the opinion of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for setting up a regional hospital grouping

Article R6132-6

…ehabilitation and medico-technical care committees, and then to their supervisory boards, for their opinion ;2° For public medico-social establishments or services that are part of the grouping, to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article D440-3

The bodies or undertakings referred to in Article 7 of L. 440-2 meet the following conditions:they do not offer clearing services on behalf of third parties; -they belong to one of the following categ…

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