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Showing 54615470 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banknotes

Article R734-4

…n of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 122-4 to R. 122-10n° 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste" are deleted;2° In A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-70

…ive in the department, by the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service.After receiving the opinion of the Rhône departmental council and the council of the Lyon metropolitan area, the State r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 346

…shall rule without debate within one month of the matter being referred to him, after obtaining the opinion of the Public Prosecutor. Where the application for recusal concerns the juge des libertés e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-6

…ht to information, propose regulations approved by the administrative authority after receiving the opinion of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique. These regulati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-13

…ntroller and the Accounting Officer attend Board meetings in an advisory capacity. Any person whose opinion the Chairman wishes to be heard may be heard by the Board of Directors.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-18

A Steering Committee reports to the President of the institution. It issues opinions on the cultural orientations of the institution and on all of its activities. It evaluates the fulfilment of its va…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-8

…ral is appointed by order of the Minister for Sport for a period of four years, after receiving the opinion of a commission whose composition is set by order of the Minister for Sport. This commission…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-17

…g ten weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and subject to a favourable opinion from the health professional monitoring the pregnancy, the period of suspension of the emplo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-5

…ause to be carried out research involving the human person: 1° Without having obtained a favourable opinion from a personal protection committee and, in the case of research mentioned in 1° of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-6

…in Article L. 1131-3;3° The conditions for application of article L. 1131-1-2, after obtaining the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine ;4° The conditions to be met by the medical biology laborato…

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