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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5 : Procedures for dealing with situations of non-compliance with the quality of natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-6

…d to spa treatment centres, and immediately inform consumers or spa users, with appropriate advice; 3° To carry out an immediate investigation to determine the cause of the quality limits being exceed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE

Article D1711-8

…he departmental fire and rescue services" are replaced by the words: "the fire and rescue service"; 3° For the application of IV of article D. 1424-32-10, the words: "chairman of the board of director…

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

Article R2224-5-4

…clauses and real environmental obligations proposed to ensure the preservation of water resources; 3° Decisions to sell, lease or make available the property acquired, supplemented, as appropriate, b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D742-8

…lesIn the wording of the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2014D. 214-32-7-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-8

…lesIn the wording of the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2014D. 214-32-7-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-8

…lesIn the wording of the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2014D. 214-32-7-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-41

…he European Union" are replaced by the words: "European regulations mentioned in Article L. 712-10";3° In Article R. 562-4, the references to the real estate register and the land register are replace…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conseil départemental de l'environnement et des risques sanitaires et technologiques.

Article R1416-2

…l of the Regional Health Agency or his representative; 2° Five representatives of local authorities;3° Nine people, equally divided between representatives of approved consumer, fishing and environmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Occupational exposure limit values

Article R4431-2

…rticle R. 4435-1 Daily noise exposure level of 85 dB (A) or peak sound pressure level of 137 dB (C) 3° Lower exposure values triggering the preventive action provided for in 1° of Article R. 4434-7 an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of apprenticeship players

Article R6211-5

The region may allocate a fraction of the resources allocated to it in application of I of article R. 6211-4 to the capital expenditure mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 6211-3 when, over the same pe…

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