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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Control of budgetary acts (R).

Article R1612-8

…f all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by Articles R. 1612-16, R. 1612-19, R. 1612-23, R. 1612-24 and R. 1612-27. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a reques…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-12

…le compliance with the quality objectives applicable to receiving waters by the décret n°91-1283 du 19 décembre 1991, by the water development and management master plan for the basin to which these a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisation and operation

Article R4641-20

…the members of the colleges of the Regional Committee mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 4641-19 have the right to vote. The minutes of each meeting, drawn up by the Regional Directorates for Bu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article D5131-23

…2° of article R. 5131-20 is defined as the division of the flat-rate amount set in article D. 5131-19 by the difference between 80% of the gross monthly amount of the minimum growth wage and the amou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-21

…e the information necessary to check the admissibility of the conditions set out in article D. 4443-19 and in 1°, 2° and 4° of article D. 4443-20.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5127-1

…s carry out inspections of the pharmacies and dispensaries mentioned in articles L. 5125-1, L. 5125-19, L. 5126-1, L. 5126-8, L. 5126-9 and L. 5126-13, places where medicinal products are held by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-17

…ations performed on samples transmitted by a medical biology laboratory pursuant to Article L. 6211-19 may not exceed 15% of the total number of medical biology examinations performed in whole or in p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-8

…cuments. Suspension of accreditation is made public in the register provided for in Article D. 6221-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-20

…this paragraph and in accordance with the departmental specifications mentioned in article R. 6312-19. An order by the Minister for Health sets the criteria and procedures for designating the most re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-28

…s goods in the event of compulsory liquidation under the conditions provided for in articles L. 642-19 et seq; 3° Sales on realisation of a pledge under the conditions provided for in the second parag…

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