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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3115-27

If there is a risk to public health, the Prefect may require ships to be inspected by the officials mentioned in article L. 3115-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3115-26

…o observes a risk to public health on board immediately informs the competent regional surveillance and rescue operational centre when the vessel is at sea or the harbour master's office when the vess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3115-28

…tached to the health inspection or health inspection exemption certificate referred to in paragraph 2 of this sub-section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-28-1

In pharmaceutical establishments created within public establishments and non-profit organisations in application of article L. 5124-9-1, the legal representative of the legal entity concerned appoint…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexies A

I.-Companies engaged in the business of publishing television services, radio services or on-demand audiovisual media services within the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-3-2

The professional rules established by the National Council relating to the matters listed in 2° to 6° and 8° of Article R. 814-3 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-2

…ation to which they belong pursuant to article L. 541-10 of the Environment Code provide pharmacies and pharmacies for internal use, free of charge, with packaging designed to collect the waste mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: National Commission (R)

Article R1425-24

…y the prefect to the department, the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation and the departmental fire and rescue service concerned. The parties may submit any comments to the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: National Commission (R)

Article R1425-23

…eriod from 4 May 1996, the prefect, the chairman of the board of directors of the departmental fire and rescue service and the chairman of the departmental consultative commission draw up a list of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: National Commission (R)

Article R1425-25

The decision of the national commission settling transfers is sent to the prefect and the president of the regional audit chamber. It is immediately applicable.

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