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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-37

For the purposes of this section, surface fresh waters used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption are those of rivers, canals, lakes and ponds, whether or n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article R663-46

Payment of the sums to the court-appointed agents and liquidators is made by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations into a bank account opened in the name of the beneficiary on the basis of an extract…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-7

Non-collective sanitation zones may be set up in those parts of a municipality where the installation of a wastewater collection system is not justified, either because it is not in the interest of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-56

For the application of II of Article L. 613-52-6, the contributions and assets of the person subject to resolution proceedings that have not been acquired for the benefit of the Fonds de garantie des…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4211-1

The provisions of this Title determine, pursuant to Article L. 4211-1, the rules to be complied with by the client undertaking the construction or fitting out of buildings intended to accommodate work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic routes and access

Article R4214-14

Where the nature of the activities envisaged is likely to result in unavoidable danger zones in the workplace, these zones will be visibly marked and equipped with devices to prevent unauthorised work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation.

Article R3122-7

The claimant must inform the Office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt whether or not he accepts the offer of compensation made to him. If the claimant accepts the offer, the Office…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379-0 bis

…ished premises not allocated to the main dwelling under the tax regime provided for in Article 1609 nonies C :1° Urban communities, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° of II;1° bis Metropolise…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1649

A decree in the Council of State sets the date and conditions under which the provisions relating to property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-1

Waste from healthcare activities is waste from diagnostic, monitoring and preventive, curative or palliative treatment activities in the fields of human and veterinary medicine. The provisions of this…

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