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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6214-3

…ation of seaports, with the exception of the labour regime ;4° Roads; property law and community assets;5° Environment, including the protection of wooded areas;6° Access to work for foreigners;7° Ene…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-32

…nalyses of the last sample taken for health monitoring purposes, accompanied by their health interpretation, as soon as possible;3° The summary document provided for in article D. 1332-21 giving a gen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-33

…ance scheme for business start-ups and takeovers and for businesses that the region is considering setting up. They may be consulted by the State, the region and their public establishments on any iss…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-31

…for inter-communal cooperation that have a fire brigade;9° Depreciation of movable and immovable assets other than land and intangible fixed assets;10° Provisions for risks and charges and for depreci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-3

…rritory concerned; 5° The nature of the partnerships to be developed and their content; 6° The parameters for calculating, monitoring and revising the fair financial compensation referred to in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-36

…l operation of the care structure referred to in Article R. 6112-30 ;3° The conditions under which detainees have access to the medical equipment located in the health establishment for consultations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6211-3

…biologist appear in full on the communicated result of the examination. II - The contextual interpretation of results referred to in Articles L. 6211-2 and L. 6211-19 consists of writing down the bio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…ach subject to a financial penalty: 1° Not being the owner of the pharmacy of which he is the proprietor or being the owner or co-owner of several pharmacies. However, these provisions do not apply to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-3

…stablishments must : 1° Demonstrate that their organisation and operating conditions are such that retrieval operations can be carried out satisfactorily; 2° Appoint a medical coordinator for the retr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

…or the public in political, administrative, judicial or academic assemblies, as well as in public meetings of a political nature and official ceremonies ;d) The communication to the public or reproduc…

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