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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-56

The networks and installations defined in 1° and 2° ofarticle R. 1321-43 must be cleaned, rinsed and disinfected before being put into service or put back into service. The person responsible for prod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-57

…equired for the application of article L. 1322-14. An order of the ministers responsible for health and construction, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'ali…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-59

It is forbidden to use internal water pipes to earth electrical appliances.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-58

…ter distributed by the indoor networks mentioned in 3° of article R. 1321-43 must, for each network and at any point where it is made available, be at least equal to three metres at peak consumption t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-59

…t the end of the count, the election organisation committee draws up minutes signed by its chairman and members and publicly proclaims the results of the elections. This proclamation takes place no la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-5

…are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body in question, for bodies not subject to such an obligation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-5

The departmental protocol is concluded for three years and renewed by tacit agreement. It may be revised at any time at the request of one of the signatories. The revision is only effective with the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-5

Articles D. 1432-28 and D. 1432-29, the first four paragraphs of article D. 1432-31, articles D. 1432-32 to D. 1432-35, D. 1432-37, D. 1432-39, D. 1432-41, the last two paragraphs of article D. 1432-4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Parent-managed establishments and services

Article R2324-50

…nging together the holders of parental authority or legal representatives of the children cared for and whose purpose is the non-permanent care of young children has the status of a parent-managed est…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article A123-54

…fy the applicant of the unique identification number issued by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies as soon as it is received. He reminds the applicant of the obligation to includ…

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