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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-23

The granting of an exclusive occupation authorisation may be subject to the payment, by the applicant, of a right of first accession fixed under the conditions set out in article L. 761-3. Without pre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article D421-32

In the event of the withdrawal of a residence permit issued on the basis of article L. 421-14, held by a researcher in the course of mobility in another Member State, the minister responsible for immi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-57

…lus 5 square metres per person and the air volume must not be less than 11 cubic metres per person. 3° Individual exemptions to the surface area and volume requirements laid down in the previous parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-126

…3-16, R. 1333-23 and R. 1333-24 and the procedures for making this estimate available to the public;3° The obligation to draw up an internal emergency plan as referred to in II of Article L. 1333-13.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article R4424-15

…entatives appointed by the Assembly of Corsica from among its members, in proportion to the groups; 3° Ten representatives of the national companies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-32

…h and safety issues on the site; 2° Rules internal to the site where the installations are located; 3° Rules governing access to and traffic on the site; 4° Common procedures for training personnel in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-3

…rces, civil defence, fire-fighting services and services responsible for maintaining law and order; 3° Mobile machinery. II.-When the purchase of the motor vehicle is made for the performance of a pub…

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

Article R1424-32

In application of the last paragraph of article L. 1424-35, when the board of directors has not set the provisional amount of revenue for the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service on 15…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-13

…rable effects; 2° Emphasises that the product or object has been granted a marketing authorisation; 3° refers to a recommendation issued by scientists, health professionals or persons who, although th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-19

…rated at least one year previously and subject to the spouses or partners actually living together; 3° His or her children in the year following their eighteenth birthday or who come under the provisi…

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